Concept information
Preferred term
Spirillum
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM) or RAT-BITE FEVER (IM)
Scope note
- 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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URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013139
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