Definition of Spirobacteria. Meaning of Spirobacteria. Synonyms of Spirobacteria

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Definition of Spirobacteria

Spirobacteria
Spirillum 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.
Spirobacteria
Spirobacteria Spi`ro*bac*te"ri*a, n. pl.; sing. Spirobacterium. [NL. See 4th Spire, and Bacterium.] (Biol.) See the Note under Microbacteria.

Meaning of Spirobacteria from wikipedia

- non-filamentous rods Desmobacteria for the longer, filamentous rods and Spirobacteria for the spiral forms. Successively, Cohn created the Schizophyta of...
- recognized four tribes: Spherobacteria, Microbacteria, Desmobacteria, and Spirobacteria. Stanier and van Neil recognized the kingdom Monera with two phyla,...