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English: A Gram-negative bacterial flagellum
English: A Gram-negative bacterial flagellum
Español: Diagrama de un flagelo de una bacteria Gram negativa.
Français : Flagelle de bactérie Gram-négative
Íslenska: Svipa gram-neikvæðrar bakteríu.
Italiano: Flagello di un batterio gram-negativo.
한국어: 그램 음성 세균성 편모.
Nederlands: Diagram van een gram-negatief bacterieel zweepstaartje
Português: Diagrama de um flagelo de uma bactéria Gram negativa.
Српски / Srpski: Схема грађе бича Грам-негативних бактерија.
‪中文(简体)‬: 革兰氏阴性菌鞭毛
‪中文(繁體)‬: 革蘭氏陰性菌鞭毛

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English: A Gram-negative bacterial flagellum.

A flagellum (plural: flagella) is a long, slender projection from the cell body, whose function is to propel a unicellular or small multicellular organism. The depicted type of flagellum is found in bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella, and rotates like a propeller when the bacterium swims.

The bacterial movement can be divided in 2 kinds: run, resulting from a counterclockwise rotation of the flagellum, and tumbling, from a clockwise rotation of the flagellum.
Français : Flagelle de bactérie Gram-négative. Le flagelle est une projection longue et fine hors du corps cellulaire, dont la fonction est de propulser l'organisme. Ce type de flagelle est présent dans des bactéries comme Escherichia coli et Salmonella, et tourne comme une hélice quand la bactérie se déplace. Le flagelle peut provoquer deux types de déplacement selon son sens de rotation.
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References: [1],[2], [3] (main 3), [4], [5] (propeller rotation), PMID 17142059 (bend).
Date

November 2007
Author

LadyofHats
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current02:16, 8 March 2008629×561 (121 KB)LadyofHats (changed names, made junction 45 degree)
10:24, 7 March 2008622×543 (120 KB)LadyofHats (removed small falliure)
21:34, 3 March 2008634×547 (120 KB)LadyofHats (changes of color, and white background)
12:22, 21 November 2007627×547 (120 KB)LadyofHats (removed misplaced information the 9+2 structure belongs to the eukariote cilia.)
08:44, 16 November 2007842×583 (217 KB)LadyofHats (outline text to aboid overlaping)
08:42, 16 November 2007842×583 (177 KB)LadyofHats (try to fix overlaping teext)
19:57, 15 November 2007842×583 (760 KB)LadyofHats ({{Information |Description=A flagellum (plural: flagella) is a long, slender projection from the cell body. Its function is usually to propel a unicellular or small multicellular organism by beating with a whip-like motion. In larger animals, the flagella)