Definition of Spirillum

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

Generic synonyms: Eubacteria, Eubacterium, True Bacteria
Group relationships: Genus Spirillum
Specialized synonyms: Ratbite Fever Bacterium, Spirillum Minus

2. Noun. Any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form.
Exact synonyms: Spirilla
Generic synonyms: Eubacteria, Eubacterium, True Bacteria

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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