Spirochaete

Spirochaete
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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  • Spirochaete — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Spirochaetes image width = 240px image caption = Treponema pallidum spirochetes. domain = Bacteria phylum = Spirochetes classis = Spirochetes ordo = Spirochaetales ordo authority = Buchanan 1917 subdivision ranks …   Wikipedia

  • spirochaete — n. (US spirochete) any of various flexible spiral shaped bacteria. Etymology: SPIRO (1) + Gk khaite long hair * * * noun parasitic or free living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals • Syn: ↑spirochete • Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spirochaete Obermeyeri — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spirochaete — Relapsing Re*laps ing, a. Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a former worse state. [1913 Webster] {Relapsing fever} (Med.), an acute, epidemic, contagious fever, which prevails also endemically in Ireland, Russia, and some… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spirochaete — noun see spirochete …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Spirochaete — Spirochaetes Spirochètes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • spirochaete — (= spirochete (USA) ) An elongated, spirally shaped bacterium, eg. the organism responsible for syphilis …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • spirochaete — noun alternative spelling of spirochete …   Wiktionary

  • spirochaete — n. any one of a group of spiral shaped bacteria that lack a rigid cell wall and move by means of muscular flexions of the cell. The group includes the genera Borrelia, Leptospira, and Treponema …   Medical dictionary

  • spirochaete — n. any of a number of spiral shaped bacteria …   English contemporary dictionary

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