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spirochetal
Variant of spirochete
noun
any of an order (Spirochaetales) of slender, flexible, spiral-shaped bacteria, including some species that cause disease, some that are parasitic, and some that are free-living
also sp. spirochaete
Related Forms:
- spirochetal adjective
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