Spirillum
"Spirillum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-negative, curved and spiral-shaped bacteria found in stagnant, freshwater environments. These organisms are motile by bipolar tufts of flagella having a long wavelength and about one helical turn. Some species of Spirillum cause a form of RAT-BITE FEVER.
| Descriptor ID |
D013139
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.840.750 B03.660.075.710.750
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