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Treponemataceae — noun small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic • Syn: ↑family Treponemataceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑Spirochaetales, ↑order Spirochaetales • Member Me … Useful english dictionary
Treponemataceae — Trep·o·ne·ma·ta·ce·ae .trep ə .nē mə tā sē .ē n pl in former classifications a family of the order Spirochaetales comprising small variable spirochetes without obvious structural differentiation and including a number of important pathogens … Medical dictionary
bacteria family — noun a family of bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Rhizobiaceae, ↑family Rhizobiaceae, ↑Bacillaceae, ↑family Bacillaceae, ↑Myxophyceae, ↑family Myxophyceae, ↑ … 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
genus Treponema — noun type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm blooded animals • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Treponemataceae, ↑family Treponemataceae • Member Meronyms: ↑treponema … Useful english 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
genus Borrelia — noun small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Treponemataceae, ↑family Treponemataceae • Member Meronyms: ↑borrelia, ↑Borrelia burgdorferi, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Leptospira — noun very slender aerobic spirochetes; free living or parasitic in mammals • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Treponemataceae, ↑family Treponemataceae • Member Meronyms: ↑leptospira … 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
borrelia — noun cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever • Hypernyms: ↑spirochete, ↑spirochaete • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Borrelia * * * bəˈrelēə, rēl , lyə noun Etymology: New Latin … Useful english dictionary
