Spiral bacteria
Bacteria of spiral (helical) shape / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spiral bacteria, bacteria of spiral (helical) shape, form the third major morphological category of prokaryotes along with the rod-shaped bacilli and round cocci.[1][2] Spiral bacteria can be subclassified by the number of twists per cell, cell thickness, cell flexibility, and motility. The two types of spiral cells are spirillum and spirochete, with spirillum being rigid with external flagella, and spirochetes being flexible with internal flagella.[3]
It has been suggested that this article be merged into Bacterial cellular morphologies. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2023. |