Question

7 multiple choice 0.8 points the corkscrew movement of treponema pallidum, the cause of syphilis, is possible because of which structure? cilia axial filaments peritrichous flagella fimbriae

Explanation:

Treponema pallidum moves in a corkscrew - like manner due to axial filaments. Axial filaments are also known as endoflagella and are unique to spirochetes like Treponema pallidum. Cilia are hair - like structures in eukaryotes, peritrichous flagella are distributed all over the cell surface in some bacteria, and fimbriae are used for adhesion, not for the corkscrew movement of Treponema pallidum.

Answer:

B. Axial filaments