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Do all bacteria have flagella?


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Flagella:

  1. Flagella is the plural term for flagellum.
  2. A flagellum is a hairlike appendage that provides motility to the cell.
  3. They are microscopic in nature.

Flagella and bacteria:

  1. All bacteria are known to contain flagella.
  2. Bacterial flagella are coiled, thread-like structures, which comprise a rotary motor at their base.
  3. They constitute the protein flagellin.
  4. A shaft is present between a hook and basal body which passes through protein rings in the cell membrane.

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