CLINICAL MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Bacterial flagella are helically shaped structures containing the protein flagellin. The base of the flagellum (the hook) near the cell surface is attached to the basal body enclosed in the cell envelope. The flagellum rotates in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, in a motion similar to that of a propeller.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some bacteria use tails, or flagella, to swim through liquids – including those in our bodies.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the bacteria have the flagellum all over the body, it is called as peritrichous. The clostridium tetani has this type of flagellum. The bacteria that have one flagellum in both the sides is called amphitrichous.

Detailed explanation-4: -Flagella propel bacteria through the body The flagellum has three components-the motor, hook, and filament. The rotation of the filament allows bacteria to move around in their environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -A flagellum (/fləˈdʒɛləm/; pl. flagella) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility.