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  • Axial Filaments & Endoflagella: Understanding Bacterial Cell Structures
    Internal flagella in a bacterial cell are called axial filaments or endoflagella.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Axial filaments: This is the most common term used to describe these structures.

    * Endoflagella: This term highlights their location within the periplasmic space, between the cell wall and the outer membrane.

    Key characteristics of axial filaments:

    * They are located within the periplasmic space of spirochete bacteria.

    * They are bundles of fibrils that wrap around the cell.

    * Their rotation causes the cell to move in a corkscrew motion.

    Examples of bacteria with axial filaments:

    * *Treponema pallidum* (the bacterium that causes syphilis)

    * *Borrelia burgdorferi* (the bacterium that causes Lyme disease)

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