How to Memorize Names of the Different Types of Bacteria

Different species of bacteria have different numbers and arrangements of flagella. Monotrichous bacteria have a single flagellum Vibrio cholerae). Lophotrichous bacteria have multiple flagella located at the same spot on the bacterial surfaces which act in concert to drive the bacteria in a single direction. Monotrichous. Single polar flagellum. Example: Vibrio cholerae. Amphitrichous. Single flagellum on both sides. Example: Alkaligens faecalis. Lophotrichous. Tufts of flagella at one or both sides. Example: Spirillum. Peritrichous. Numerous falgella all over the bacterial body. , bacteria, Monotrichous, Amphitrichous, Lophotrichous, Peritrichous, Microbiology