Definition of spirochaete Spirochaete
spi•ro•chaete
We found 4 definitions of spirochaete from 4 different sources.
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What does spirochaete mean?
WordNet
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| spirochaete - parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals | ||
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| eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | ||
| order spirochaetales, spirochaetales higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms | ||
| treponema spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws) | ||
| borrelia cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever | ||
| borrelia burgdorferi, lime disease spirochete cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes | ||
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Wiktionary 
- spirochaete (Noun)
Alternative spelling of spirochete.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spirochaete (n.)
A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One species, the Spirochaete Obermeyeri, is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever.
Part of speech
🔤- spirochaete, noun, singular of spirochaetes.
