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Why some species of the gram-positive bacteria lack axial filaments.

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The axial filaments are whip-like structures that are present in the central filament of the flagellum. The axial filaments are situated in between the spaces of cell membrane and the external membrane of a bacterium (gram-negative); for example, Spirochetes.

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