Spirilla

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spirilla
       n : any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted
           rodlike form [syn: {spirillum}]

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)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spirilla
       See {spirillum}