Meaning & use
Amphitrichous
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In microbiology, describing a bacterial cell that has a single flagellum at each of its two opposite ends.
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Amphitrichous bacteria can move efficiently in either direction by alternating which flagellum drives its motion.
Under the microscope, the amphitrichous arrangement of flagella was clearly visible at both poles of the cell.
A note on using this word
"Amphitrichous" comes from Greek "amphi-" (on both sides) and "thrix" (hair), and is one of several terms microbiologists use to classify bacteria by flagellar arrangement, alongside "monotrichous" and "peritrichous."
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