The Character of the Flagella 



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A COMPARISON OF THE I,ENGTH, DIAMETER AND CHARACTER OF THE 



FI<AGELI,A. 



however, a good representative value. To illustrate this 

 point and to show how easily different results could be ob- 

 tained, especially in reference to the number of flagella, by 

 considering a smaller or possibly larger number of bacteria, I 

 have appended the results of the count of the flagella of 200 

 individual germs. Here also a further difference of opinion 

 as to the fields to be selected might vary the final result. My 

 counts in this case were made from eight preparations. 



In comparing the specific characters of the flagella of the 

 three species, it will be observed that while there are manifest 



