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Spirillum


Spi-ril′lum

,
Noun.
[NL., dim. of L.
spira
a coil.]
1.
(Biol.)
A genus of common gram-negative motile microorganisms (family
Spirillaceae
) having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. They are obligately microaerophilic, and do not ferment carbohydrates.
Stedman.

Definition 2024


spirillum

spirillum

See also: Spirillum

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Noun

spirillum (plural spirillums or spirilla)

  1. Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
  2. Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.

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