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.
Spi·ro·chae·ta (sp  r -k  t)n. A genus of motile bacteria that are flexible, undulating, spiral-shaped rods having flagellalike, tapering ends. |
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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