2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Spirillum \Spi*ril"lum\, n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.] 1. (Biol.) A genus of common gram-negative motile microorganisms (family {Spirillaceae}) having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. They are obligately microaerophilic, and do not ferment carbohydrates. --Stedman. [1913 Webster] 2. A species of bacteria ({Borrelia recurrentis}, also known as {Obermeier's spirillum}), once believed to belong to the genus {Spirillum}, which causes relapsing fever. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: spirillum n 1: spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water 2: any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form [syn: {spirilla}] [also: {spirilla} (pl)]
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