Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 3CT
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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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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
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