peritrichal

peritrichal definition - medical

pe·rit·ri·chal (pə-rĭtˈrĭ-kəl) or pe·rit·ri·chate (-kātˌ)

adjective
Having flagella uniformly distributed over the surface. Used of bacteria.

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