spirochaete

Noun

1.

spirochaete - parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals Synonyms: spirochete

borrelia, Borrelia burgdorferi, eubacteria, eubacterium, leptospira, Lime disease spirochete, order Spirochaetales, Spirochaetales, spirochete, treponema, true bacteria