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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Spirochaetaceae — thespirochetes .
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She then outlined the basis of her theory of the origin of the cell nucleus as a fusion between archaebacteria (thermoplasma) and Eubacteria (Spirochaeta).
Lynn Margulis: "Definitely a Darwinist" - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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