1. large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters; [syn: Spirochaetaceae, family Spirochaetaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Spirochaetaceae
n 1: large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or
salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters [syn:
Spirochaetaceae, family Spirochaetaceae]