spirillum
/spaɪˈrɪləm/noun
(pl. spirilla /-lə/)
1- a bacterium with a rigid spiral structure, found in stagnant water and sometimes causing disease螺旋菌。
1.1
- Genus Spirillum; Gram-negative.螺菌属; 革兰氏阴性。
词源
modern Latin, irregular diminutive of Latin spira 'a coil'.