Average number of helical flagellar filaments
| Value | 4 Flagella |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Berg HC. The rotary motor of bacterial flagella. Annu Rev Biochem. 2003 72 :19-54 p.20 bottom paragraphPubMed ID12500982 |
| Comments | "A cell is propelled by a set of four helical flagellar filaments (four, on average) that arise at random points on its sides and extend several body lengths out into the external medium." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109340 |