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In which bacteria flagella is absent?


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Flagella:

  1. They are thin filamentous structures that extend from the cell walls of the bacteria to the outside of the body of a bacteria.
  2. Flagella are made up of flagellin protein.
  3. These structures help in the motility of the bacteria from one place to another; it is an organ of locomotion.
  4. Bacteria that lack flagella are Mycococcus xanthus. It is a cyanobacterium.

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