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Electron microscopical investigations of the flagella of Pseudomonas rhodos reveal a fine structure consisting of a left handed double helix.
In Pseudomonas echinoides cell and flagellum are joined by a pinlike connecting element. Opposite to the flagellum a cluster of fimbriae is polarly inserted in cells of this strain. In stars the cells are held together by the fimbriae.
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Marx, R., Heumann, W. Über Geißelfeinstrukturen und Fimbrien bei zwei Pseudomonas-Stämmen. Archiv für Mikrobiologie 43, 245–254 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00405967
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