spirillum

Noun
  1. Spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water (synset 101366360)
    is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    subtypes: ratbite fever bacterium, spirillum minus - a bacterium causing ratbite fever
    belongs to: genus spirillum - a genus of bacteria
  2. Any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form (synset 101353956)
    is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    same as: spirilla

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