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Campylobacter is a genus of bacteria, campylobacter jejuni is associated with human food poisionings.
Campylobacter jejuni is most often associated with poultry. It grows in the guts of living chickens and is transfered to the outside of the meat during the slaughter and de-feathering process. It has also been found in milk which has been contaminated by birds drinking.
Campylobacter is spread by eating contaminated or under cooked meat or drinking contaminated water. Campylobacter can also be spread through person to person contact.
Campylobacter jejuni can cause the stomachflu, and food poisoning.
Campylobacter is a bacterium that sometimes causes abortion in animals and food poisoning in humans.
campylobacter can growth in mcconkey agar.
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Campylobacter is a genus of bacteria that typically resides in the domain Bacteria.
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There are many media which can be used to grow campylobacter some are;Preston media aka Bolton media, Campylobacter agar base, Skirrow's media, Karmali agar, and Columbia blood agar.
It depends on which Campylobacter agar base addatives you use - there are many variations. Typically the colonies round or have slightly irregular edges, they are white when small and spread to become transparent later.
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