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Number of flagella in cell

Value	10 Flagella/cell
Organism	Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference	Physiology of the Bacterial Cell. Neidhardt F. C., Ingraham J.L., Schaechter M. Sinauer Associates Inc. 1990. p. 47
Comments	The flagellum is the organ of bacterial locomotion. It is a helical filament that is driven by a motor at its base and rotates relative to the bacterial surface, thereby propelling the cell through the medium. Note-Macnab 1987 (In 'E. coli and Salmonella') gives value of usually 8 per cell, range of 0-15.
Entered by	Ben Marks
ID	101472