spirilla

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to any flagellated aerobic bacteria that have a spirally twisted rodlike form.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant des bactéries aérobies pourvues de flagelles et ayant une forme de bâtonnet enroulé en spirale.

1. Spiral-shaped bacteria C2 formal scientific

   Any of a group of flagellated, aerobic bacteria that have a spirally twisted, rod-like form.

   • Spirilla are commonly found in aquatic environments.
   • The microbiologist identified spirilla in the water sample.
   • Unlike cocci, spirilla have a distinctive helical shape.

   🇫🇷spirilles (bactéries spiralées)

• spirillae plural form
• spirillae's possessive plural form
• spirilla's possessive singular form

A noun referring to a genus of Gram-negative bacteria characterized by a spirally twisted, elongated rod-like shape, typically found in stagnant water or as flagellated aerobic organisms.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un genre de bactéries Gram-négatives de forme spiralée ou en tire-bouchon, souvent dotées de flagelles et présentes notamment dans les eaux stagnantes ou en tant qu'organismes aérobies.

1. Spirally twisted bacterium C2 formal scientific

   A type of bacterium with a rigid, spiral-shaped cell body, typically found in stagnant water.

   • Spirillum bacteria are often observed in pond water samples under a microscope.
   • The characteristic shape of a spirillum helps distinguish it from other bacterial forms.
   • Stagnant water environments are a common habitat for various spirillum species.

   🇫🇷Spirille

2. Flagellated aerobic bacterium C2 formal scientific

   Any aerobic, flagellated bacterium that has a spirally twisted, rod-like form.

   • The spirillum uses its flagella for movement in aquatic environments.
   • Scientists study the metabolic processes of this aerobic spirillum.
   • The spirillum's spiral shape is an adaptation for its specific ecological niche.

   🇫🇷Spirille

• spirilla plural form
• spirilla's possessive plural form
• spirillum's possessive singular form