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What is a spiral microorganism?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Spirochete: A microscopic bacterial organism in the Spirochaeta family. Spirochetes have a worm-like, spiral-shaped form, and wiggle vigorously when viewed under a microscope. Treponema pallidum, the cause of syphilis, is a particularly well-known member spirochete. more information: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/spirochetes.html http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_762510117/spirochetes.html spiral microorganisms are found in the stomach of pigs and other animals

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