Cristispira
Genus of bacteria
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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.
| Cristispira | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Cristispira Gross 1910 |
| Type species | |
| "Cristispira pectinis" Gross 1910 | |
| Species[1][2] | |
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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.[3]
