Open AccessOBSERVATIONS ON THE GROWTH AND MOVEMENT OF ACINETOBACTER ON SEMI-SOLID MEDIA
Author(s) -
John Barker,
Heather Maxted
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/00222615-8-3-443
Subject(s) - swarming (honey bee) , acinetobacter , agar , biology , agar plate , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , paleontology
The growth of 29 strains of Acinetobacter spp. on semi-solid media was studied; 19 showed surface swarming and 14 produced channels ("ditches") in the agar that do not seem to have been described previously. An attempt was made to define the cultural and physical conditions for the demonstration of these phenomena. Possible taxonomic implications are discussed.