| spirilla | Plural of spirillum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Spirillaceae | A family of usually motile, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (order Pseudomonadales) containing Gram-negative, rod-shaped cells which are curved or spirally twisted. Motile cells contain a single polar flagellum or a tuft of polar flagella. These organisms are primarily water forms, although some are parasitic or pathogenic on humans and other higher animals. The type genus is Spirillum. Origin: see Spirillum (05 Mar 2000) |
| spirillar | S-shaped; referring to a bacterial cell with an S shape. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spirillar dysentery | A form of dysentery or diarrhoea, described as occurring in the south of France, believed to be caused by a spirillum present in great numbers in the intestinal epithelia. (05 Mar 2000) |