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A flagellum (/fləˈdʒɛləm/; pl.: flagella) (Latin for 'whip' or 'scourge') is a hair-like appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, from fungal spores (zoospores), and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are known as flagellates.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagellum | FMA | 67472 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Flagellum | MeSH | D005407 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Flagellum | TH | H1.00.01.1.01032 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Flagellum | is a | basal body | 0.90 | text |
| Vibrio cholerae have a single polar flagellum.Amphitrichous bacteria have a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends | instance of | from the Greek trichos meaning hair.Monotrichous bacteria | 0.80 | text |
| Aeromonas | instance of | and related bacteria | 0.80 | text |
| two flagellar systems co-exist | instance of | and related bacteria | 0.80 | text |
| using different sets of genes | instance of | and related bacteria | 0.80 | text |
| different ion gradients for energy | instance of | and related bacteria | 0.80 | text |
| in the respiratory tract.Although eukaryotic cilia | instance of | Examples range from the propulsion of single cells such as the swimming of spermatozoa to the transport of fluid along a stationary layer of cells | 0.80 | text |
| flagella are ultimately the same | instance of | Examples range from the propulsion of single cells such as the swimming of spermatozoa to the transport of fluid along a stationary layer of cells | 0.80 | text |
| they are sometimes classed by their pattern of movement | instance of | Examples range from the propulsion of single cells such as the swimming of spermatozoa to the transport of fluid along a stationary layer of cells | 0.80 | text |
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