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nounlarge coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters
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- genus spirochaeta the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic
- spirochaeta the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic