Cross Index

"Sporospirillum"

SuperSet	Prokaryote, Eubacteria ,Gram negative VibriodsAND Spore forming bacteria
Compare	Alteromonas, Aquaspirillum, Azospirillum , Bdellovibrio, Campylobacter Cellvibrio mixtus , Halovibrio variabilis , Helicobacter, Herbaspirillum seropedicae, Marinomonas, Micavibrio admirandus Oceanospirillum, Spirillum, "Sporospirillum", Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus ,Wolinella
Contrast	Archaea, Other Spore Formers:Pasteuria Thermoactinomyces, Sporomusa, Sarcina Sporichthya polymorpha "Sporospirillum" Sporocytophaga myxococcoides
Subset	Sporospirillum bisporum, Sporospirllum gyrini , Sporospirillum praeclarum

 

Morphology

"Sporospirillum"

CELLULAR

Staining	Gram reaction has not been reported
Morphology	very large, rigid helical bacteria 1.8-4.8 microns in diameter 40-100 microns long
Motility	motile, no organelles for locomotion observed
Specialized structures	endospore-like structures found within the cells. They initially develop near the poles of the cell. They migrate to the centre of the cell where they are released when the cell ruptures

Division

COLONIAL

Solid surface

Liquid

 

Growth Parameters

"Sporospirillum"

PHYSIOLOGICAL

Tropism
Oxygen	unknown
pH
Temperature
Requires	.
Produces
Enzymes
Unique features	CELLS HAVE NOT BEEN GROWN

ENVIRONMENTAL

Habitat	Intestinal contents of tadpoles
Lifestyle
Pathogenicity

Distribution

Genome

"Sporospirillum"

G+C Mol %

 

Reference

"Sporospirillum"

First Citation	Delaporte, B.1964. Etude comparee de grands spirilles format des spores: Sporospirillum (spirillum) praeclarum (Collin) n. g. Sporospirillum gyrini n. sp. et Sporospirillum bisporum n. sp. Ann Inst. Pasteur Paris 107:245-262
The Prokaryotes	p
Bergey's Systemative	p 89
Bergey's Determinative	p 45

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