Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial Agent
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)
Bacillus
Bacteria
Bioburden
CFU
Chromogenic media
CLSI
Coccus
Conjugation
Endospore
Enteric Bacteria
EUCAST
Flagellum
Fungi
Gram Stain
Membrane filtration
MIC
Microbiology
Microorganism
Morphology
OPKA
Pathogen
Penicillins
Plasmid
SBA
Spirillum
Spirochaete
SRID – Single Radial Immunodiffusion
Sterility test
Vaccine
Vibrio
Virus
Definition of Spirochaete
Spirochaete - Any non-rigid corkscrew-shaped bacterium.
Spirochaete move by means of flexions of the cell, produced by a series of rotary axial fibrils underlying the cell's outer sheath.
Most spirochaetes are Gram-negative, anaerobic and feed on dead organic matter. They are particularly common in sewage-polluted waters.
Spirochaetes can cause disease in humans and animals. Treponema is the agent of syphilis.