Motility and Flagellation of Cellulomonads

The flagellation and motility of seven cellulomonads (Cellulomonas biazotea ATCC 486^T, [T = type strain], Cellulomonas fimi ATCC 484^T, Cellulomonas flavigena ATCC 482^T, Cellulomonas gelida ATCC 488^T, "Cellulomonas subalbus" ATCC 489, Cellulomonas cellasea ATCC 487^T, and Cellulomonas uda ATCC 491^T) were examined by light microscopy and electron microscopy. Cells of all seven strains possessed polar multitrichous flagella, and a few cells possessed polar monotrichous flagella.