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Spirillum. a genus of gram-negative, spiral, and curved bacteria, including one species, S. miÂ´nus, that is pathogenic for guinea pigs, rats, mice, and monkeys and is the cause of rat-bite fever in humans.piÂ·rilÂ·la. A member of the genus Spirillum. /SpiÂ·rilÂ·lum/ (spi-rilÂ´um) a genus of gram-negative bacteria. The species S. miÂ´nus is pathogenic for guinea pigs, rats, mice, and monkeys and is the cause of rat-bite fever (sodoku) in humans.
Bacterial sputum cultures detect the presence of disease-causing bacteria (pathogens) in people who are suspected of having bacterial pneumonia or other lower respiratory tract infections. Bacteria in the sample are identified and susceptibility testing is performed to guide antibiotic treatment. Sometimes a respiratory infection is caused by a pathogen that cannot be grown and identified with a routine bacterial sputum culture. Other tests, such as an AFB smear and culture, fungal culture, or viral culture, may be ordered in addition to or instead of a routine culture.