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Polymorphism of the flagella of B. burgdorferi. A B. burgdorferi periplasmic flagellum with one end in the normal helical form (small arrow) and the other end in the wide form (large arrow). Other flagella are shown that are in the normal form. Scale bar, 2 μm. Image courtesy of S. Goldstein.
