Definition of Spirilum
||Spi*ril"lum (?), n. [NL., dim. of L.
spira a coil.] (Biol.) A genus of common motile
microörganisms (Spirobacteria) having the form of spiral-
shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing
fever.
||Spi*ril"lum (?), n. [NL., dim. of L.
spira a coil.] (Biol.) A genus of common motile
microörganisms (Spirobacteria) having the form of spiral-
shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing
fever.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
- Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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