Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to a spirochete or spirochetes.

Etymologies

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spirochete +‎ -al

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Examples

  • I wish CNN would do a story on Lyme-induced autism, because there are many, many autistic children out there who have recovered due to treatment of the underlying cause–a spirochetal infection known as Lyme Disease.

    Autism: A journey of recovery 2009

  • Well, this is certainly an example of a Viral or potentially spirochetal campaign...

    Girls mow their lawns Ed Gorman 2009

  • Personally I feel that there is more than enough science behind the existence and persistence of the spirochetal bacteria that causes this disease including such technologies as dark-field microscopy.

    Archive 2007-03-01 1 Dinosaur 2007

  • The spirochetal burden was analyzed to further assess whether overproduction of the adhesins affected persistence during chronic infection.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • DNA samples were prepared and analyzed for spirochetal flaB and murine actin DNA copies by qPCR.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • [29] Still others believe that MS may sometimes result from a chronic infection with spirochetal bacteria, a hypothesis supported by research in which cystic forms were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of all MS patients in a small study.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • [29] Still others believe that MS may sometimes result from a chronic infection with spirochetal bacteria, a hypothesis supported by research in which cystic forms were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of all MS patients in a small study.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • DNA samples were prepared from samples with a positive culture and analyzed for spirochetal flaB and murine actin DNA copies by qPCR.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • [29] Still others believe that MS may sometimes result from a chronic infection with spirochetal bacteria, a hypothesis supported by research in which cystic forms were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of all MS patients in a small study.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • [29] Still others believe that MS may sometimes result from a chronic infection with spirochetal bacteria, a hypothesis supported by research in which cystic forms were isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of all MS patients in a small study.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

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  • The Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-borne Diseases has been published since 1994, and prints peer-reviewed scientific articles dedicated to all tick-spread and spirochetal disorders.

    May 11, 2010