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Webster 1913 Edition
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
English
Noun
spirillum (plural spirillums or spirilla)
- Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
- Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.
Translations
any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum
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