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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Campylobacter ureolyticus''}}

== Background ==

=== Microbiology ===

* Non-spore-forming anaerobic [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]]
* Aflagellate
* Previously identified as [[Bacteroides corrodens]]

=== Epidemiology ===

* Acquired through fecal-oral route
* Thought to be a zoonosis, though not from poultry, possibly from cattle

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* [[Acute gastroenteritis]], similar to [[Campylobacter coli]]

[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]