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Many pathogenic to humans and other animals
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spirochaete
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals [syn: spirochete ]
Wiktionary
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n. (alternative form of spirochaete English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...
Wikipedia
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Spirochaetes (also spelled spirochetes ) belong to a phylum of distinctive diderm (double-membrane) bacteria , most of which have long, helically coiled (corkscrew-shaped or spiraled, hence the name) cells . Spirochaetes are chemoheterotrophic in nature, ...