What term describes a bacterium that has clusters of flagella located at both ends?

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12 May 2018
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A bacterium with a tuft of flagella at one pole is called lophotrichous. If it has a single flagellum at one end, it is monotrichous. When flagella are spread all over the surface, it is peritrichous. Amphitrichous bacteria have flagella at both poles.

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