| Range |
~400 flagella/cell
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| Organism |
Bacteria Candidatus Ovobacter propellens |
| Reference |
Fenchel T, Thar R. "Candidatus Ovobacter propellens": a large conspicuous prokaryote with an unusual motility behaviour. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2004 May 1 48(2):231-8. doi: 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.01.013. p.233 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID19712406
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| Method |
"Cells were observed living or fixed in OsO4 vapours using Nomarski Interference microscopy. For electron
microscopy cells were fixed in 1% OsO4
and 5% glutaraldehyde in filtered (0.2µm) seawater in centrifuge
glasses for about 15 min." |
| Comments |
"The mean distance between adjacent flagella was
about 0.1µm corresponding to 100 flagella/µm^2.
Since the area of the flagellar field was about 4µm^2,
the total number of flagella can be estimated to be
around 400. The flagella had a diameter of about 15
nm and so the volume fraction of flagella in the tuft
was only about 2%, the remaining bulk of the tuft
consists only of water surrounding the flagella." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
111233 |