Diameter of flagellum

Range ~20 nm
Organism bacteria
Reference Turner L, Ryu WS, Berg HC. Real-time imaging of fluorescent flagellar filaments. J Bacteriol. 2000 May182(10):2793-801. AbstractPubMed ID10781548
Comments "Bacteria swim by rotating flagellar filaments that are several micrometers long, but only about 20 nm in diameter."
Entered by Uri M
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