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spiroplasma

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spi·ro·plas·ma  (spr-plzm)
n.
Any of numerous bacteria of the genus Spiroplasma that vary in form, lack flagella, and are associated with various plant diseases. These bacteria and the related mycoplasma are the only bacteria without cell walls.

[New Latin Sproplasma, genus name : Latin spra, coil; see spire2 + plasma.]


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Biophysicists and mathematicians have devised new equations to describe fast, efficient, small swimmers such as Spiroplasma bacteria, which move by propagating kinks in alternate directions along their spiral-shaped bodies.
Given this caveat, male-killing bacteria have been found within the genus Spiroplasma (Mollicutes) (4,6), the Flavobacteria-Bacteroides group (7), and the gamma and alpha subdivisions of the proteobacteria (5,8,9) (Figure).
 
 
 
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