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arrangements of flagella
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
02/06/2012
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Term
monotrichous
 Definition
single flagellum extending from one end of bacterium
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lophotrichous
 Definition
bundle of flagella extending from one end of bacterium
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amphitrichous
 Definition
one flagellum (or bundle of flagella) extending from EACH end of bacterium
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peritrichous
 Definition
flagella covering the surface of the bacterium, but all gathering at one end to propel the bacterium in one direction
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