spore forming
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. This cell is from the termite Incisitermes. The bubble at one end is the start of spore formation. Phase contrast.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Bacteria
- Spirochaetes
- Spirochaetia
- Spirochaetales
- Spirochaetaceae
- Spirochaeta
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