If the spirochete was not created in a lab, where did it come from and how does it live around here? ... Spirochetes sometimes modify their shape to cope with environmental hazards.

The researchers found that T. denticola has more than twice as many genes as the spirochete that causes syphilis, T. pallidum, and that there is virtually no conservation of gene order (synteny ...

Spirochetes are shaped like long coils and travel with a wave-like motion. Reversing course requires the coordination of their flagella from each end. The gene Li removed coded a protein that is ...

The corkscrew-shaped bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, are similar to the spirochete bacteria that cause syphilis. Lyme disease can become debilitating for some people and life-threatening if it isn ...

The significance of the discovery of the spirochete, B. miyamotoi, is that it may provide some insight into patients with suspected cases of chronic Lyme disease, but who actually tested negative ...