17 окт. 2024 г. · Flagellum, hairlike structure that acts primarily as an organelle of locomotion in the cells of many living organisms.

The basal body of a bacterial flagellum functions as a rotary molecular motor, enabling the flagellum to rotate and propel the bacterium through the surrounding ...

17 февр. 2023 г. · Flagella are structures used by cells to move in aqueous environments. Bacterial flagella act like propellers. They are stiff spiral filaments ...

In some swarming bacteria, the flagellum can also function as a sensory organelle, being sensitive to wetness outside the cell. Across the three domains of ...

A flagellum is a rotary device found in bacteria that enables their locomotion. It rotates at high speeds and uses a proton motive force for its movement.

Flagella are microscopic hair-like structures involved in the locomotion of a cell. The word “flagellum” means “whip”.

31 авг. 2023 г. · A flagellum (plural: flagella) is a long, slender projection from the cell body, whose function is to propel a unicellular or small multicellular organism.

Prokaryotes often have appendages (protrusions) on their surface. Flagella and some pili are used for locomotion, fimbriae help the cell stick to a surface, and ...

The eukaryotic flagellum is a complex biochemical machine that moves cells or moves materials over the surface of cells, such as in the mammalian esophagus ...