Helicobacter

See also: helicobacter

Translingual

Helicobacter pylori
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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “something twisted or spiral”) + βακτήριον (baktḗrion, “small staff”)

Proper noun

Helicobacter m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Helicobacteraceae – spiral-shaped gram-negative bacteria.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Helicobacter pylori

Further reading

• Helicobacter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Helicobacter on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Helicobacter on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons