a spiral shaped bacterium
Large, spirally twisted, unicellular bacterium eg Treponema pallidum which causes Syphilis. STAN Stanleyville, present-day Kisangani, Congo.
A microscopic bacterial organism in the Spirochaeta family. Spirochetes have a worm-like, spiral-shaped form, and wiggle vigorously when viewed under a microscope. Treponema pallidum, the cause of syphilis, is a particularly well-known member spirochete.
a class of bacteria that have a spiral or corkscrew-like appearance when seen under the microscope.
Flexible, spiral-shaped bacterium.