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Noun: Spirochaeta
  1. The type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic
    - genus Spirochaeta

Type of: bacteria genus

Part of: family Spirochaetaceae, Spirochaetaceae

Encyclopedia: Spirochaeta