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Spirillary rat-bite fever
Rats, mice, squirrels, weasels, dogs, and cats
Spirillum is the name of two species of spiral shaped, Gram-negative bacteria in the family Spirillaceae. The bacteria in the family are two species, Spirillum volutans and Spirillum winogradskyi. Spirillum have been found to be the cause of rat-bite fever and Lyme disease.
These bactera are: Streptobaccilus moniliformis and Spirillum minus.
It is found it bodies of water that contain stagnant (still) water
The common name for Spirillum volutans Ehrenberg is "spirillum bacteria." These bacteria are spiral-shaped and often found in freshwater environments. They are known for their corkscrew-like swimming motion.
Spirillum belongs to the Kingdom Bacteria. It is a genus of Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria that can be found in various environments, including water and soil.
Streptobacillus moniliformis in North America while spirillary RBF or sodoku is caused by Spirillum minus and occurs mostly in Asia
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No, Spirillum is a bacteria and not a virus. It basically twists like a spiral and there are 2 different species, Spirillum volutans and Spirillum winogradskyi.
Rat-Bite fever is a rare disease caused by a bacterium called Streptobacillus moniliformis. This bacterium is found worldwide. However, in Asia, the bacterium Spirillum minus also causes Rat-Bite fever. 50-100 % of wild rats carry this disease.