Abstract:Bra.chy.spi'ra. (Gr. adj.
brachys
, short; Gr. n.
spira
, a coil, helix; N.L. fem. n.
Brachyspira
, describing a bacterium that resembles a short helix).
Spirochaetes / Spirochaetia / Spirochaetales / Brachyspiraceae / Brachyspira
The genus
Brachyspira
consists of obligately anaerobic, aerotolerant spirochetes, which inhabit the intestinal tracts of birds and mammals, incl… Show more
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