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Spirillaceae - rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria

bacteria family - a family of bacteria

order Pseudomonadales, Pseudomonadales - one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments

genus Spirillum - a genus of bacteria

genus Vibrio - a genus of bacteria

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Rat bite fever is an infectious bacterial disease caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis Levaditi, Nicolau, and Poincloux (Fusobacterales: Fusobacteriaceae) and Spirillum minus Carter (Spirochaetales: Spirillaceae) and transmitted mostly through bites and scratches from rats and mice.

Observed noncompliance with implementation of vector-borne disease preventive measures among deployed forces

We believe that the longest two-word biological name appearing anywhere in the dictionary is Desulfovibrio halohydrocarbonoclasticus, occurring in the definition of Desulfovibrio: A genus of curved mobile anaerobic bacteria rods (family Spirillaceae) that reduce sulfates to hydrogen sulfide and include at least one form (Desulfovibrio halohydrocarbonoclasticus) capable of increasing the flow of oil wells by raising the gas pressure and enlarging the flow channels in the rock

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