Refer to the figure. This cross section of a bacterium shows the axial filaments used to produce a corkscrew-like movement.This feature is characteristic of the group of bacteria known as
A) high-GC Gram-positive bacteria (actinobacteria).
B) low-GC Gram-positive bacteria (firmicutes).
C) spirochetes.
D) proteobacteria.
E)cyanobacteria.

Question

Refer to the figure.  This cross section of a bacterium shows the axial filaments used to produce a corkscrew-like movement.This feature is characteristic of the group of bacteria known as
A) high-GC Gram-positive bacteria (actinobacteria). 
B) low-GC Gram-positive bacteria (firmicutes). 
C) spirochetes. 
D) proteobacteria. 
E)cyanobacteria.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The presence of axial filaments that produce a corkscrew-like movement is a characteristic of spirochetes.

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