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Campylobacter jejuni
Definition 1
A species of microaerophilic, Gram-negative, curved or spiral bacilli assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile with a flagellum at each pole, non-spore forming, oxidase positive, and hydrolyzes hippurate. C. jejuni is the most common pathogen in the United States causing bacterial diarrhea and gastroenteritis and is also linked to Guillain Barre syndrome. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Campylobacter jejuni. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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