About The Word Spirillum
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Spirillum
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What's The Definition Of Spirillum?
[n] any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
[n] spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water Synonyms | Synonyms for Spirillum: spirilla Related Terms | Find terms related to Spirillum: See Also | eubacteria | eubacterium | genus Spirillum | ratbite fever bacterium | Spirillum minus | true bacteria Spirillum In Webster's Dictionary \Spi*ril"lum\, n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.]
(Biol.)
A genus of common motile micro["o]rganisms ({Spirobacteria})
having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. One species is
said to be the cause of relapsing fever.
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