Does caulobacter crescentus get energy through chemosynthetic

Alpha Proteobacteria. Obligate parasite.

• Mother cell and daughter cell are different.

• Mother cell has a thick stalk that sticks to a rock, while the daughter cell has a flagellum that allows it to move to other places.

o Once the daughter cell reaches a new home, it will trade its flagellum for a stalk and become a mother cell