The Chimeric Genome of <italic toggle="yes">Sphaerochaeta</italic>: Nonspiral Spirochetes That Break with the Prevalent Dogma in Spirochete Biology

ABSTRACT Spirochaetes is one of a few bacterial phyla that are characterized by a unifying diagnostic feature, namely, the helical morphology and motility conferred by axial periplasmic flagella. Their unique morphology and mode of propulsion also represent major pathogenicity factors of clinical sp...

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Main Authors: A. Caro-Quintero, K. M. Ritalahti, K. D. Cusick, F. E. Löffler, K. T. Konstantinidis
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d47d70a09bea4e75817f24f7b556a62d
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