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Spiroplasma kunkelii
Species of bacteria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spiroplasma kunkelii is a species of Mollicutes, which are small bacteria that all share a common cell wall-less feature.[1] They are characterized by helical and spherical morphology, they actually have the ability to be spherical or helical depending on the circumstances. The cells movement is bound by a membrane. The cell size ranges from 0.15 to 0.20 micrometers.[2]
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Spiroplasma kunkelii | |
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Corn stunt Spiroplasma in phloem cells. Thick section (0.4 micrometers) observed in a TEM. Magnified 75,000X. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Mycoplasmatota |
Class: | Mollicutes |
Order: | Mycoplasmatales |
Family: | Mycoplasmataceae |
Genus: | Spiroplasma |
Species: | S. kunkelii |
Binomial name | |
Spiroplasma kunkelii Whitcomb, Chen et al. | |
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