Spirochaetaceae — noun large coarsely spiral bacteria; free living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters • Syn: ↑family Spirochaetaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑Spirochaetales, ↑order Spirochaetales … Useful english dictionary
Spirochaetaceae — Taxobox color = lightblue name = Borrelia burgdorferi regnum = Bacteria phylum = Spirochaetes classis = Spirochaetes ordo = Spirochaetales familia = Spirochaetaceae subdivision ranks = Genus subdivision = *BorreliaSpirochaetaceae is a family of… … Wikipedia
Spirochaetaceae — A family of bacteria (order Spirochaetales) consisting of coarse, spiral cells, 30–50 μm in length and possessing definite protoplasmic structures. These organisms occur in stagnant, fresh, or salt water and in the intestinal tracts of bivalve… … Medical dictionary
bacteria family — noun a family of bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Rhizobiaceae, ↑family Rhizobiaceae, ↑Bacillaceae, ↑family Bacillaceae, ↑Myxophyceae, ↑family Myxophyceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
Spirochaeta — noun the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic • Syn: ↑genus Spirochaeta • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Spirochaetaceae, ↑family Spirochaetaceae … Useful english dictionary
Spirochaetales — noun higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms • Syn: ↑order Spirochaetales • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑division Eubacteria • Member Meronyms: ↑Spirocha … Useful english dictionary
Borrelia — A genus of bacteria (family Treponemataceae) containing cells 8–16 μm in length, with coarse, shallow, irregular spirals and tapered, finely filamented ends. These organisms are parasitic on many forms of animal life, are generally hematophytic,… … Medical dictionary
Treponema — A genus of anaerobic bacteria (order Spirochaetales) consisting of cells, 3–8 μm in length, with acute, regular, or irregular spirals and no obvious protoplasmic structure. A terminal filament may be present. They … Medical dictionary
order Spirochaetales — noun higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms • Syn: ↑Spirochaetales • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑division Eubacteria • Member Meronyms: ↑Spirochaetaceae … Useful english dictionary