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Definition of Spirillum

1. Noun. Spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water.

2. Noun. Any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form.

Definition of Spirillum

1. n. A genus of common motile microörganisms (Spirobacteria) having the form of spiral- shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing fever.

Definition of Spirillum

1. a spirally twisted, aerobic bacterium [n -LA]

Medical Definition of Spirillum

1. A fairly rigid helically twisted bacterial cell often, but not necessarily, a member of the genus Spirillum. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spirillum

spiric spiricle spirics spirier spiriest spirifer spirilla spirilla Spirillaceae Spirillaceae

spirillar spirillar dysentery spirillicidal spirillosis spirillum (current term) spirillum (current term) spirillum fever spirillum fever Spirillum minus spiring

spirit spirit spiritally spirited spiritedly spiritedness spiritednesses spiriting spiritise spiritism

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