Domain Bacteria Order Campylobacterales Genus Campylobacter Higher classification Campylobacter | Phylum Proteobacteria Family Campylobacteraceae Scientific name Campylobacter concisus Rank Species | |
Similar Bacteria, Campylobacter hyointestinalis, Campylobacter upsaliensis, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter coli | ||
Campylobacter concisus is a Gram-negative, spiral, and microaerophilic bacterium. Motile, with either unipolar or bipolar flagella, the organisms have a characteristic spiral/corkscrew appearance and are oxidase-positive.
C. concicus has been implicated in the induction of Crohn's disease.
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