How Long Do Things in Your Fridge Stay Good AFTER Their Expiration Dates? You know that awful feeling you get when you throw away bacon, just because somebody named Oscar printed numbers on the package saying it was expired? No? You've never thrown away bacon, under any circumstances? Good man.
Spirillum volutans with polar amphitrichous flagella. Spirillum volutans is a gram-negative, flagellated spirochete. The bacterium is found in freshwater. Volutin granules of polyphosphate can be seen. Brightfield. Magnification: 250x.
What is Spirillum? Spirillum is a type of bacterium, invisible to the naked eye, that moves in a corkscrew-like fashion. Most types of bacteria possess flagella which are whip-like appendages that aid in their movement; spirillum have flagella on both ends, resulting in a characteristic spiral. Rat bite fever may occur as a result of a mouse bite.