Research work · 2006

Spirochaetes

Guiqing Wang, Ira S. Schwartz

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Abstract

Abstract The spirochaetes are helically shaped or wave‐like, motile bacteria whose phylogenetic relationships are evident at the level of gross phenotypic characteristics. They are easily recognizable by their morphological properties, and possess some genomic features that are unique among the prokaryotes.

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0004297