Bacteria having clusters of flagella at both poles of cells are known as

Q. Bacteria having clusters of flagella at both poles of cells are known as

A

Amphitrichous

B

Monotrichous

C

Peritrichous

D

Lophotrichous

Solution:

Amphitrichous – a single flagellum at both poles of the organism.
For example we have Aquaspirillum serpens
Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.
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