Spirillum
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See also: spirillum
Translingual
Etymology
A neuter diminutive of Latin spīra (“spiral, twisted thing”).
Proper noun
Spirillum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spirillaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Betaproteobacteria - class; Nitrosomonadales - order; Spirillaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Spirillum volutans - type species; Spirillum kriegii, Spirillum pleomorphum, Spirillum winogradskyi - other species
References
Spirillum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Spirillum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Spirillum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Spirillum at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- Spirillum at World Register of Marine Species
- Spirillum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Spirillum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
