Spirochaete
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A spirochaete or spirochete is a member of the phylum Spirochaetota, which contains distinctive diderm Gram-negative bacteria, most of which have long, helically coiled cells. Spirochaetes are chemohe
Treponema pallidum
Endoflagella Components. Legend: Fig. 1: A cross-section of a typical spirochete cell showing endoflagella located in the periplasm between the inner cytoplasmic membrane and the outer membrane. Periplasm, consisting of a gel-like matrix, provides a semi-stable medium to secure endoflagella during rotation. The axial filament, indicated in red, is composed of bundles of endoflagella. Fig. 2: A side-view of a spirochete cell which shows two axial filaments in opposing motion. One axial filament rotates in a clockwise orientation; an adjacent axial filament rotates in a counter-clockwise orientation. Rotation of the endoflagella creates torsion and drives the corkscrew rotation of the cell.
Borrelia burgdorferi
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Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans. Along with a few similar genospecies, some of w
Spirochaete
…Leptospira species, which causes leptospirosis Borrelia burgdorferi, B. mayonii, B. bissettiae, B. garinii, B. afzelii, B. spielmanii, B. lusitaniae, which cause Lyme disease. Borrelia recurrentis, which causes relapsing…
Borrelia burgdorferi lores
Characteristic "bull's-eye" (erythema chronicum migrans) rash of stage 1 Lyme disease