Counterclockwise rotation of the flagellum causes a bacterial cell to swim or ______ towards a stimulus, interrupted by clockwise rotation in which the cell ______ and changes its course.

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Counterclockwise rotation of the flagellum causes a bacterial cell to swim or run towards a stimulus, interrupted by clockwise rotation in which the cell tumbles and changes its course.

How does a bacterium respond to stimuli?

A bacterium is a unicellular organism that posseses a structure called flagellum.

Flagellum in bacteria is a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.

However, a counterclockwise rotation of the flagellum causes a bacterial cell to swim or run towards stimulus. This rotation is interrupted by a clockwise rotation of the flagellum that causes the bacterium to tumble.

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