Ames

Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotics

Antimicrobial Agent

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST)

Bacillus

Bacteria

Bioburden

CFU

Chromogenic media

CLSI

Coccus

Conjugation

Endospore

Enteric Bacteria

EUCAST

Flagellum

Fungi

Gram Stain

Membrane filtration

MIC

Microbiology

Microorganism

Morphology

OPKA

Pathogen

Penicillins

Plasmid

SBA

Spirillum

Spirochaete

SRID – Single Radial Immunodiffusion

Sterility test

Vaccine

Vibrio

Virus

Definition of Spirochaete

Spirochaete - Any non-rigid corkscrew-shaped bacterium.

Spirochaete move by means of flexions of the cell, produced by a series of rotary axial fibrils underlying the cell's outer sheath.

Most spirochaetes are Gram-negative, anaerobic and feed on dead organic matter. They are particularly common in sewage-polluted waters.

Spirochaetes can cause disease in humans and animals. Treponema is the agent of syphilis.