- genus Spirillum
- nouna genus of bacteria• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Spirillaceae, ↑family Spirillaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑spirillum
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genus Spirillum
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spirillum — [spī ril′əm] n. pl. spirilla [spī ril′ə] [ModL, dim. of L spira: see SPIRE1] 1. any of a genus (Spirillum) of bacteria having the form of a spiral thread and characterized by flagella 2. any of various similar microorganisms … English World dictionary
spirillum — spirillar, adj. /spuy ril euhm/, n., pl. spirilla / ril euh/. Bacteriol. 1. any of several spirally twisted, aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans. See diag. under bacteria. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Spirillum — A genus of large (1.4–1.7 μm in diameter), rigid, helical, Gram negative bacteria (family Spirillaceae) that are motile by means of bipolar fascicles of flagella. These freshwater organisms are obligately microaerophilic and chemoorganotrophic … Medical dictionary
spirillum — A member of the genus S.. Obermeier s. SYN: Borrelia recurrentis. Vincent s. the s. or spirochete found in association with Vincent bacillus. Fusobacterium nucleatum is frequently the only bacillus isolated. * * * spi·ril·lum spī ril əm … Medical dictionary
spirillum — noun (plural spirilla) Etymology: New Latin, from diminutive of Latin spira coil Date: circa 1875 any of a genus (Spirillum) of curved elongated motile bacteria having tufts of flagella at both poles; broadly a spiral filamentous bacterium (as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
spirillum — A fairly rigid helically twisted bacterial cell often, but not necessarily, a member of the genus Spirillum … Dictionary of molecular biology
spirillum — noun a) Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella. b) Any of various other spiral shaped microorganisms … Wiktionary
spirillum — spi•ril•lum [[t]spaɪˈrɪl əm[/t]] n. pl. ril•la [[t] ˈrɪl ə[/t]] mcr any of various spirally twisted bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic • Etymology: 1870–75; < NL, < L spīra coil … From formal English to slang
spirillum — /spaɪˈrɪləm/ (say spuy riluhm) noun (plural spirilla /spaɪˈrɪlə/ (say spuy riluh)) 1. any of the bacteria constituting the genus Spirillum, characterised by spirally twisted, rigid forms and having a bundle of 5 to 20 flagella. 2. any of various… …
spirillum — n. (pl. spirilla) 1 any bacterium of the genus Spirillum, characterized by a rigid spiral structure. 2 any bacterium with a similar shape. Etymology: mod.L, irreg. dimin. of L spira SPIRE(2) … Useful english dictionary
