Spirochaeta

Spirochaeta
Spirochaeta Spi`ro*ch[ae]"ta, Spirochaete Spi`ro*ch[ae]"te, n. [L. spira a coil + Gr. ??? hair.] (Biol.) A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One species, the {Spiroch[ae]te Obermeyeri}, is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever. [1913 Webster]

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  • Spirochaeta pallida — microorganismo flexible, espiral y móvil responsable de la sífilis humana. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • Spirochaeta americana — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Spirochaeta americana status = image width = 250px domain = Bacteria phylum = Spirochetes classis = Spirochetes ordo = Spirochaetales familia = Spirochaeta genus = Spirochaeta species = S. americana binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Spirochaeta — A genus of motile bacteria (order Spirochaetales) containing presumably Gram negative, flexible, undulating, spiral shaped rods that may or may not possess flagelliform, tapering ends. The protoplast is spirally wound around an axial filament. No …   Medical dictionary

  • spirochaeta — spi·ro·chae·ta …   English syllables

  • genus Spirochaeta — noun the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic • Syn: ↑Spirochaeta • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Spirochaetaceae, ↑family Spirochaetaceae …   Useful english dictionary

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