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. 2011 May;193(10):2652–2656. doi: 10.1128/JB.01530-10

Table 2.

Physical dimensions of the chemoreceptor arrays and the flagellar motors in B. burgdorferi

Constructs Cell no.b Size (nm)e Distance (nm)d,e
Chemoreceptors 19 (15) 29.2 ± 1.1 (width) 406 ± 175
283 ± 91 (length)
Flagellar motorsa 30 13.9 ± 1.8c
    1 153 ± 78
    3 369 ± 106
    5 607 ± 138
    7 872 ± 176
a

Motor numbers represent the sequential positions of PF, e.g., 1 is the PF closest to the cell end and 7 is the farthest.

b

Total number of cells examined (number with chemoreceptor arrays in parentheses).

c

Diameter of the PF.

d

The distance from the chemoreceptors or flagellar motors to the cell ends.

e

Values are means ± standard deviations.