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Intestinal Spirochetes of Termites

Stefan DrögeHelmut König

subject

ProtoplasmbiologyChemistryPeriplasmic spaceFlagellumCell envelopebiology.organism_classificationBacteriaCell biology

description

Spirochetes differ from all other bacteria by their unique morphology and ­mechanism of motility. The cells possess a helical shape, and the flagella (axial filaments) are located in the periplasmic space. The flagella are attached to the cell poles and wrapped around the protoplasmic cylinder. The flagella and the protoplasmic cylinder are surrounded by a multilayered outer sheath or outer cell envelope (Canale-Parola, 1984). The 16S rRNA sequences demonstrated that the spirochetes represent a monophyletic phylum within the bacteria (Paster and Dewhirst, 2001).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9316-5_3