mixed population
Description:
Spirochaetes are motile bacteria. They have very fine flagella attached to the cell surface, and the rotating action of these propel spirochaetes through the medium. Spirochaetes have a spiral body and twist through the medium. Several different sized-spirochaetes can be seen in this image. From the termite Incisitermes. Very common inhabitants of the gut. Phase contrast.
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- Bacteria
- Spirochaetes
- Spirochaetia
- Spirochaetales
- Spirochaetaceae
- Spirochaeta
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- Linda Amaral Zettler, Lorraine Olendzenski and David Patterson
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