Cristispira
| Cristispira | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | 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 spirochaete 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
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]
References
- ^ 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.