spirochete

See also: spirochète

English

Alternative forms

• spirochaete

Noun

spirochete (plural spirochetes)

1. Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and animals.

Derived terms

• fusospirochete
• spirochetemia

Translations

any of several coiled bacteria

• Czech: spirocheta f
• Esperanto: spiroĥeto, spiroketo
• French: spirochète (fr) f

• Galician: espiroqueta (gl) f
• Italian: spirocheta (it) f
• Spanish: espiroqueta (es) f

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Italian

Noun

spirochete f

1. plural of spirocheta

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