Encyclopedia: Spirochete
Spirochaetes is a phylum of distinctive Gram-negative bacteria, which have long, helically coiled cells. Spirochetes are chemoheterotrophic in nature, with lengths between 5 and 250 µm and diameters around 0.1-0.6 µm. Spirochaetes are distinguished from other bacterial phyla by the location of their flagella, sometimes called axial filaments, which run lengthwise between the cell membrane and outer membrane. These cause a twisting motion which allows the spirochaete to move about....
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What is a spirochete bacterium treponema pallidum?
I have a report due tomorrow on Syphilis and i hardly have anything.Please help me...
I have a report due tomorrow on Syphilis and i hardly have anything.Please help me...
Since you are writing the report, you already know this is the bacteria that causes syphyllis. Here is an excellent source of information: http://www.cdc.gov/std/Syphilis/STDFact-Syphilis.htm Good luck on your report!
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Information about the spirochete Leptospira borgpetersenii?
I'm looking for the morphological and physiological characteristics of this specie of bacteria. I need...
I'm looking for the morphological and physiological characteristics of this specie of bacteria. I need...
All leptospires are morphologically similar; species identification is based on genomics. They are about 0.1 micron wide by 6-20 microns long, sometimes longer. The ends of the cells...
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