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Meaning of SPIROCHAETE

Pronunciation:  'spIurow`keet

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
 

SPIROCHAETE is a 11 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: spirochete
 
 See Also: borrelia, Borrelia burgdorferi, eubacteria, eubacterium, leptospira, Lime disease spirochete, order Spirochaetales, Spirochaetales, treponema, true bacteria

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A gram-negative bacterium characterized by the flexibly spiral shape and the possession of axial filaments.
 

 

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