genus heliobacter

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   a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans)

   SynonymsHeliobacter

   Broaderbacteria genus

Questions about genus heliobacter

What does genus heliobacter mean?

genus heliobacter means "a genus of helical or curved or straight aerobic bacteria with rounded ends and multiple flagella; found in the gastric mucosa of primates (including humans)".

What is another word for genus heliobacter?

Close synonyms include Heliobacter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus heliobacter a common word?

genus heliobacter is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.