Cristispira
| Cristispira | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Cristispira Gross 1910 |
| Type species | |
| "Cristispira pectinis" Gross 1910
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| Species[2][3] | |
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Cristispira is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. They are known as large spirochetes. They are characterized by the host species in which they reside.[4] They are known as harmless parasites of freshwater and marine molluscs and gastropods. They have an unusually large number of periplasmic flagella.
Morphology[edit]
They are differentiated from other spirochetes by the presence of a crestlike structure called the crista.[4] Their cell bodies are flexible. The cell diameter is 28 to 120 micrometers. They are actively motile.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology". The Williams and Wilkins Company. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ J.P. Euzéby. "Cristispira". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Sayers; et al. "Cristispira". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ a b "Scanning Electron Microscopy of Cristispira Species in Chesapeake Bay Oysters" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-19.
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