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Noun: spirilla  spI'ri-lu
  1. Spiral-shaped bacteria with flagella
    "Spirilla are found in stagnant water and sewage";
    - spirillum
Noun: spirillum (spirilla)  spI'ri-lum
  1. Spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
    "The spirillum's corkscrew shape allows it to move efficiently through water"

Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

Part of: genus Spirillum

Encyclopedia: Spirilla

Spirillum