AmiGO 2: Term Details for "periplasmic flagellum" (GO:0055040)

Accession: GO:0055040
Name: periplasmic flagellum
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Flagellar filaments located in the periplasmic space; characterized in spirochetes, in which they are essential for shape and motility. Composed of a core surrounded by two sheath layers, the flagella rotate to allow migration of the cell through viscous media, which would not be possible using external flagella. Source: GOC:rph, PMID:15175283, GOC:jid, PMID:1624463
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0055040 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to periplasmic flagellum (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to periplasmic flagellum (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for periplasmic flagellum (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
periplasmic flagellum	BFO:0000050	periplasmic space (GO:0042597)
periplasmic flagellum	is_a	bacterial-type flagellum (GO:0009288)

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