Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321733606
ISBN 13: 978-0-32173-360-3

Chapter 4 - Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells - Clinical Case: Infection Detection - Question - Page 76: 1

Answer

A spirochete has axial filaments that help them move that are contained within a flexible external sheath.

Work Step by Step

Spirilla and spirochetes are both flexible and helical but what distinguishes a spirochete is that they have axial filaments to help them move that resemble flagella but are contained within a flexible external sheath, whereas spirilla which have propeller-like external appendages called flagella that help them move.
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