Pitch and diameter of left-handed flagella
| Range | Pitch ~2.5: Diameter ~0.5 µm |
|---|---|
| Organism | Bacteria Escherichia coli |
| Reference | Turner L, Ryu WS, Berg HC. Real-time imaging of fluorescent flagellar filaments. J Bacteriol. 2000 May182(10):2793-801. p.2793 right column top paragraphPubMed ID10781548 |
| Comments | "A normal filament is lefthanded and has a pitch of about 2.5µm and a diameter of about 0.5µm, while curly filaments are right-handed and have a smaller pitch and diameter." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109341 |