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Corkscrew bacteria are called Spirochetes.
They are all gram negative, motile, and can be aquatic bacteria or animal parasites.
For example: Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease is a spirochete.
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What is a bacterium that needs oxygen?
A bacterium that needs oxygen is called an aerobic bacterium
What kinds bacteria are spherical?
cocci
What is it called when a bacterium uses a virus to transfer it's DNA to another bacterium?
It is called Transduction.
What are 3 shapes of the prokaryotic cell?
Prokaryotic cells have various shapes; the four basic shapes are:Cocci - sphericalBacilli - rod shapedSpirochaete - spiral shapedVibrio - comma shaped
What is a vampirococcus?
a bacterium that has a vampire like behavior. its cocci so it is shaped like a sphere
What is the shape of lyme disease?
Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme, is shaped like a corkscrew.
Are pigs penis' shaped like a corkscrew?
Yes, the tip of the organ is shaped like a corkscrew.
Is corkscrew an adjective?
Only rarely. Corkscrew as a implement is a noun. But as a compound hyphenated word with "shaped" it could modify an item or motion. Example : "Scientists discovered that syphillis was caused by a corkscrew-shaped bacteria."
Is fesile a pasta?
You mean Fusilli which is corkscrew shaped pasta
What is a sphere-shaped bacterium?
Coccus
What is a rod-shaped bacterium?
bacilli
Sphere shaped bacterium?
coccus. (:
What type of bacterium is rod shaped?
Bacilli.
What appearance does the Mycobacterium leprae that causes leprosy have?
The organism that causes leprosy is a rod-shaped bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae.
What does anthrax look like?
rod shaped bacterium
What is the nickname of the ringneck snake?
It is called the corkscrew because if it is frightened, it coils its tail tightly.
What is a spiral on a roller coaster?
it is called a corkscrew
