The bacteria which lacks flagella and moves by gliding are included in
A
Spirochaetes
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B
Rickettsia
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C
Myxobacteria
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D
Eubacteria
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Solution
The correct option is C Myxobacteria Cyanobacteria are also called myxobacteria. In which flagella one completely absent but the movement occurs in some genera by special gliding motion. Such movement are connected with the secretion of mucilage.