Pearson eText Bauman Microbiology with Diseases by Body Systems -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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ISBN: 9780135891018
Author: ROBERT BAUMAN
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 3, Problem 9MC
Bacterial flagella are ______________.
- a. anchored to the cell by a basal body
- b. composed of hami
- c. surrounded by an extension of the cytoplasmic membrane
- d. composed of tubulin in hollow microtubules in a ”9 + 2” arrangement
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