noun
spirochete; spirochaete
General term for spiral-shaped bacteria of the phylum Spirochaetes.
from Latin Spirochaeta
スピロヘータはらせん状の細菌の総称です。
Spirochetes are a general term for spiral-shaped bacteria.
noun
Treponema pallidum
Colloquial use referring specifically to the syphilis-causing species.
梅毒の原因菌はスピロヘータの一種です。
The bacterium that causes syphilis is a type of spirochete.