How do spirochetes and spirilla differ?
A) Spirilla are found in chains of cells whereas spirochetes exist as individual cells.
B) Spirochetes have a rigid, corkscrew shape while spirilla are helical and more flexible.
C) Spirilla have an external flagella but spirochetes have axial filaments.
D) Spirochetes do not have a cell wall but spirilla do.
E) Spirochetes and spirilla are basically the same organisms and the terms can be used interchangeably.

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Spirochetes have axial filaments (endoflagella) that run along the length of the cell between the cell wall and outer membrane, allowing them to move in a corkscrew motion. Spirilla have external flagella.

How Do Spirochetes and Spirilla Differ