Spirochete Bacteria, Tem #2 is a photograph by Hazel Appleton, Centre For Infectionshealth Protection Agency which was uploaded on May 6th, 2013.
Spirochete Bacteria, Tem #2
Spirochete bacteria, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Spirochetes are bacteria with helically coiled cells. They contain filamentous... more
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Spirochete Bacteria, Tem #2
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Hazel Appleton, Centre For Infectionshealth Protection Agency
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Spirochete bacteria, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Spirochetes are bacteria with helically coiled cells. They contain filamentous flagella (axial filaments) that run lengthwise between the cell membrane and outer membrane. The twisting motion of the flagella allows the bacterium to move about. Here however, the bacteria have been damaged, causing the flagella to break away from the sheaths. Disease causing members of this phylum include Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease and Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis. Magnification x13,000 when printed 10 centimetres wide.
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May 6th, 2013
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