Cristispira
| Cristispira | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Cristispira 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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology". The Williams and Wilkins Company. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ Cristispira in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
- ^ Schoch CL; et al. "Cristispira". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ^ a b "Scanning Electron Microscopy of Cristispira Species in Chesapeake Bay Oysters" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-19.