NCIt definition : A species of microaerophilic, Gram-negative, curved or spiral bacilli assigned to
the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile with a single flagellum at each
pole, non-spore forming, oxidase positive, and does not hydrolyze hippurate. C. coli
is commensal in pigs, associated with indigenously acquired food borne disease, and
recognized as the second most common pathogen for human campylobacteriosis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Campylobacter coli.;