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hyperflagellated

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Etymology

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From hyper- +‎ flagellated.

Adjective

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hyperflagellated (not comparable)

  1. Having more flagella than normal
    • 2015 August 5, “Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 RpoN (Sigma 54) Is a Pleiotropic Regulator of Growth, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Motility, Biofilm Formation and Toxin Production”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Notably, flagella could not be visualized for the mutant cells taken from the colony on swimming agar surface (Fig 6e ), in contrast to the hyperflagellated cells of the WT and rpoN-comp (Fig 6d and 6f ).