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The flagella of Salmonella can adopt a number of distinct helical forms. This article discusses the design of a subunit which packs to give a helical filament. Polymorphism is explained by small changes in the geometry of the subunit.
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Calladine, C. Construction of bacterial flagella. Nature 255, 121–124 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/255121a0
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