Helicobacter

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See also: helicobacter

Translingual[edit]

Helicobacter pylori
(click image to see helix surface)

Etymology[edit]

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, anything assuming a spiral shape) +‎ βακτηρία (baktēría, staff, cane).

Proper noun[edit]

Helicobacter m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Helicobacteraceae – spiral-shaped gram-negative bacteria.

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