Associations to the word «Spirochaeta»

Wiktionary

SPIROCHAETA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae   — the spirochetes.

Dictionary definition

SPIROCHAETA, noun. The type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic.

Wise words

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