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spirillum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spirillum \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spirillum n 1: spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water 2: any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form [syn: {spirilla}]
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