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Spirochaetales ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Spirochaetales - higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike formsorder Spirochaetalesanimal order - the order of animalsdivision Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagellafamily Spirochaetaceae, Spirochaetaceae - large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oystersspirochaete, spirochete - parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animalsfamily Treponemataceae, Treponemataceae - small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic |
Spirochaetales
Spirochaetales[‚spī·rə·kē′tā·lēz] (microbiology) An order of bacteria characterized by slender, helically coiled cells sometimes occurring in chains. Spirochaetales
Spirochaetales [spi″ro-ke-ta´lēz] the spirochetes, an order of bacteria in which some species are free-living and some parasitic; it includes the disease-causing genera Borrelia, Leptospira, and Treponema.Spi·ro·chae·ta·les (spī'rō-kē-tā'lēz), An order of bacteria containing slender, flexuous cells, 6-500 mcm in length, in the form of spirals with at least one complete turn. Some species may have an axial filament, a lateral crista, or ridge, or transverse striations. All these organisms are motile, whirling or spinning about the long axis, thus driving the organism forward or backward. Free-living, saprophytic, and parasitic forms occur. The type family is Spirochaetaceae.Spirochaetales Related to Spirochaetales: SpirochaetaceaeSynonyms for Spirochaetalesnoun higher bacteriaSynonymsRelated Words- animal order
- division Eubacteria
- family Spirochaetaceae
- Spirochaetaceae
- spirochaete
- spirochete
- family Treponemataceae
- Treponemataceae
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