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spirochaeta |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Spirochaeta n : type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; flexible undulating chiefly aquatic bacteria [syn: {Spirochaeta}, {genus Spirochaeta}]
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