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SpirillaceaeenUK ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Spirillaceae - rigid spirally curved elongate bacteriafamily Spirillaceaebacteria family - a family of bacteriaorder Pseudomonadales, Pseudomonadales - one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigmentsgenus Spirillum - a genus of bacteriagenus Vibrio - a genus of bacteria |
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Spirillaceae[′spī·rə′lās·ē‚ē] (microbiology) A family of bacteria; motile, helically curved rods that move with a characteristic corkscrewlike motion. SpirillaceaeenUK
Spi·ril·la·ce·ae (spī'ri-lā'sē-ē), A family of usually motile, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (order Pseudomonadales) containing gram-negative, rod-shaped cells that are curved or spirally twisted. Motile cells contain a single polar flagellum or a tuft of polar flagella. These organisms are primarily water forms, although some are parasitic or pathogenic on humans and other higher animals. The type genus is Spirillum. See: Spirillum. SpirillaceaeenUK
Synonyms for Spirillaceaenoun rigid spirally curved elongate bacteriaSynonymsRelated Words- bacteria family
- order Pseudomonadales
- Pseudomonadales
- genus Spirillum
- genus Vibrio
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