Given below is the diagrammatic representation of a bacterium showing its flagella. Which of the following most closely resembles the organism depicted in the diagram?
(A) Leptospria (B) H. Pylori (C) Vibrio cholera (D) Salmonella typhi
(A) Endoflagella is a feature of spirochetes which arises from periplasmic space. They have rotatory type of motility. Treponema Barrelia Leptospira Size 6-14 um x 0.2 um 10-30 um x 0.2-0.5um 6-20 um x 0.1 um Spirals (In number) 6-12 3-10 Numerous and tightly coiled with hooked ends Wavelength 1 um 3 um 0.5 um Amplitude of spiral 1-1.5 um Up to 2 um 0.1 um Endoflagella at each pole 3-4 7-11 1 Staining Do not take up ordinary stains, can be stained only bu silver impregnation stains, except Bornelia which is poorly Gram-stained.