Spirillaceae
noun plural
Spi·ril·la·ce·ae
ˌspī-rə-ˈlā-sē-ˌē
in former classifications
: a family of phylogenetically heterogeneous bacteria including Spirillum, Campylobacter, Bdellovibrio, and associated genera, and comprising rigid more or less spirally curved elongate forms
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