Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
order within theclass Spirochaetes — thespirochetes .
Etymologies
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Spirochaeta + -ales
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Both of these subspecies are members of the family, Spirochaetales, which also incudes the spirochetes
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Both of these subspecies are members of the family, Spirochaetales, which also incudes the spirochetes '' Leptospira '', the casue of the human disease, leptospirosis, and '' Borrelia '', a genus of several species of spirochetes that cause the human diseases of relapsing fever and Lyme disease.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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