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What are the differences between spirochetes and spirilla?
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Rat-bite Fever or syphilis!: Two different bacteria! Spirillum is a bacteria that usually lives in fresh water and can cause "rat bite fever." See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirillum Spirochetes are another form of gram negative bacteria, but have a double cell membrane and include the bacteria that causes syphilis. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirochaete
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