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spirochete
1. Parasitic or free-living bacteria; many of which are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
2. A coiled rod-shaped bacterium, many of which cause diseases; such as, syphilis and relapsing.
2. A coiled rod-shaped bacterium, many of which cause diseases; such as, syphilis and relapsing.
The spirochetes, or spirochaetes, are a phylum of distinctive bacteria, which have long, helically coiled cells.
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chaeto-, chaet-, chaeti-, cheto-, chet-
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spirochet-, spirochaet-, spirocheta-, spirocheti- (long flowing) +
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