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Medical Definition of phthisis bulbi. : wasting and shrinkage of the eyeball following destructive diseases of the eye (as panophthalmitis)
Description of Spirillum volutans. Spirillum volutans (EHRENBERG,1832).Helical shape.Gram negative.Chemoorganotrophic.Microaerophilic.Strictly respiratory metabolism. Bipolar tufts of flagella.Contains poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate granules.Does not oxidize or ferment carbohydrate.Does not hydrolyze casein,starch or hippurate.Freshwater habitat.