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词汇 spirochaete
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Definition of spirochaete in English:

spirochaete

(US spirochete)
nounˈspʌɪrə(ʊ)kiːtˈspīrəˌkēt
  • A flexible spirally twisted bacterium, especially one that causes syphilis.

    (尤指引起梅毒的)螺旋体

    Treponema and other genera, order Spirochaetales; Gram-negative

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dark-field microscopic examination of a swabbed sample from the chancre may reveal the presence of vibrating spirochetes, but this is technically difficult and the chancre often has resolved by this stage.
    • In recent population genetic studies of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia genes were directly amplified from infected ticks using a nested PCR design.
    • Lyme disease, a disease transmitted by ticks carrying the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common insect-borne illness in the United States.
    • The gut sections revealed not only bits of wood but also numerous protists and bacteria, including large spirochetes.
    • They are genetically unrelated to non-intestinal spirochetes, such as Treponema pallidum.
    • Once fixed by microbes such as spirochetes, the nitrogen ultimately becomes available to plants and animals.
    • Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States.
    • The disease organism is a spirochete bacterium which can be treated successfully with antibiotics, particularly when the disease is recognized early.
    • It is caused by a spirochete (a type of spiral-shaped bacteria) called Borrelia burgdorferi.
    • And recently, researchers identified a nitrogen-fixing spirochete bacterium that lives in the gut of termites.
    • Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
    • Penicillin also kills corkscrew organisms such as the spirochete of syphillis.
    • As in Gram-positive bacteria, the inner membrane of spirochetes is closely associated with the peptidoglycan cell wall.
    • Visit the Microbe Zoo for pictures and information about spirochetes and other bacteria which live in the cow rumen.
    • The spirochaete responsible for syphilis was only isolated in 1905 by the German zoologist Fritz Schaudinn.
    • Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to human hosts by ticks of the Ixodes genus.
    • His other example was less obvious: Borrelia, the spirochaete responsible for the tickborne Lyme disease.
    • Even for the little wrigglers we can see on specially stained microscope slides, such as the dreaded syphilitic spirochete, there is no Date of Receipt that comes with the dose.
    • In its primary and secondary stages, syphilis induces raw, oozing genital sores in which the syphilis spirochetes multiply, eager to hitch a ride on the next sex partner.
    • Relapsing fever is caused by the spirochete within the genus Borrelia.

Origin

Late 19th century: from spiro-1 'in a spiral' + Greek khaitē 'long hair'.

Definition of spirochete in US English:

spirochete

(British spirochaete)
nounˈspīrəˌkēt
  • A flexible spirally twisted bacterium, especially one that causes syphilis.

    (尤指引起梅毒的)螺旋体

    Treponema and other genera, order Spirochaetales; Gram-negative

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even for the little wrigglers we can see on specially stained microscope slides, such as the dreaded syphilitic spirochete, there is no Date of Receipt that comes with the dose.
    • The spirochaete responsible for syphilis was only isolated in 1905 by the German zoologist Fritz Schaudinn.
    • And recently, researchers identified a nitrogen-fixing spirochete bacterium that lives in the gut of termites.
    • Relapsing fever is caused by the spirochete within the genus Borrelia.
    • His other example was less obvious: Borrelia, the spirochaete responsible for the tickborne Lyme disease.
    • Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to human hosts by ticks of the Ixodes genus.
    • The disease organism is a spirochete bacterium which can be treated successfully with antibiotics, particularly when the disease is recognized early.
    • Penicillin also kills corkscrew organisms such as the spirochete of syphillis.
    • Dark-field microscopic examination of a swabbed sample from the chancre may reveal the presence of vibrating spirochetes, but this is technically difficult and the chancre often has resolved by this stage.
    • They are genetically unrelated to non-intestinal spirochetes, such as Treponema pallidum.
    • In recent population genetic studies of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia genes were directly amplified from infected ticks using a nested PCR design.
    • As in Gram-positive bacteria, the inner membrane of spirochetes is closely associated with the peptidoglycan cell wall.
    • It is caused by a spirochete (a type of spiral-shaped bacteria) called Borrelia burgdorferi.
    • In its primary and secondary stages, syphilis induces raw, oozing genital sores in which the syphilis spirochetes multiply, eager to hitch a ride on the next sex partner.
    • The gut sections revealed not only bits of wood but also numerous protists and bacteria, including large spirochetes.
    • Once fixed by microbes such as spirochetes, the nitrogen ultimately becomes available to plants and animals.
    • Visit the Microbe Zoo for pictures and information about spirochetes and other bacteria which live in the cow rumen.
    • Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States.
    • Lyme disease, a disease transmitted by ticks carrying the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common insect-borne illness in the United States.
    • Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.

Origin

Late 19th century: from spiro- ‘in a spiral’ + Greek khaitē ‘long hair’.

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