Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria's "motor," preventing it from spreading through the body. The findings could have ...

Among bacteria, the spirochetes are characterized by their spiral shape and remarkable length — as much 50 times longer than most other bacteria. This can make cell elongation and division a laborious ...

Human intestinal spirochetosis, which was first described by Harland and Lee in 1967, 1 is an infestation of spirochetal microorganisms on the surface of the large intestinal mucosa. Causative ...

Ancient evidence of a familiar foe has emerged in a fossil tick infested with what appears to be spirochetes, a group of rotini-shaped bacteria responsible formany human diseases. The spirochetes in ...