- 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.
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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 — 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 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 of a number of spiral shaped bacteria … English contemporary dictionary
