Spirochaeta
(spī″rō-kē′tă)
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[Gr. speira, coil, + chaite, hair]
A genus of slender, spiral, motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae. The species are saprophytes in water and soil.There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
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