SPIRILLUM - Definition

Pronunciation:		`spIu'reelum
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form [n] spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water

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	Synonyms:	spirilla

	See Also:	eubacteria, eubacterium, genus Spirillum, ratbite fever bacterium, Spirillum minus, true bacteria

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Spi*ril"lum\, n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.] (Biol.) A genus of common motile micro["o]rganisms ({Spirobacteria}) having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing fever.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A corkscrew-shaped bacterium. A bacterium with a spiral shape which is relatively rigid (i.e. not flexible, compare with spirochaete). The bacterium in the genus Spirillum.