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Spirochaeta |
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Spirochaeta /Spi·ro·chae·ta/ (spi?ro-ke´tah) a genus of bacteria (family Spirochaetaceae), found in slime of fresh and salt water; most species formerly assigned to this genus have been assigned to other genera.
Spirochaeta a genus of the family Spirochaetaceae of bacteria. Gram-negative, coiled bacteria, facultative or obligate anaerobes. Spirochaeta anserina now called Borrelia anserina; causes fowl spirochetosis. Spirochaeta penortha of uncertain taxonomic status; described as a cofactor in ovine footrot. |
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