deflagellated

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ flagellated

Adjective[edit]

deflagellated (not comparable)

  1. Having had the flagella removed.
    • 2015 August 13, “Characterization of Novel Factors Involved in Swimming and Swarming Motility in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      In comparison to the highly flagellated WT, we observed a primarily deflagellated phenotype (Fig 5A left and middle panels).