Organisms

Spirillum

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.

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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.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM) or RAT-BITE FEVER (IM)

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  1. B03w.440w.840w.750w
  2. B03w.660w.075w.710w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Spirillum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013139. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013139
  2. Spirillum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirillum
  3. Spirillum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69598