We found 2 definitions of spirochaetales from 2 different sources.
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spirochaetales - higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms | ||
order Spirochaetales | ||
animal order the order of animals | ||
division eubacteria one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella | ||
family spirochaetaceae, spirochaetaceae large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters | ||
spirochaete, spirochete parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals |