P3.2 Spiral Bacterias Involved

Question 1

• quite rigid
• example?

Answer 1

1. spiral with two or more curves
2. Spirillum minor/ minus

Question 2

• stretch spiral
• example?

Answer 2

1. loosely twisted spiral
2. Borrelia spp.

Question 3

• resembles a cork screw
• example?

Answer 3

1. tightly twisted spiral
2. Treponema pallidum

Question 4

• resembles a interrogative symbol
• Example?

Answer 4

1. tightly twisted spiral with one or both ends bent into a hood
2. Leptospira interrogans