Motility tracks: technique for quantitative study of bacterial movement.

Applied microbiology ·Vol. 17 ·No. 4 ·1969-04-00 ·Pages 584-8

Vaituzis Z, Doetsch RN

Abstract

A method for recording movements of bacteria in time and space on a single photograph is described. Quantitative information on the behavior of various motile organisms may easily be obtained for comparative studies. The method possesses certain advantages over cinematography, and illustrations of applications of the technique are presented.

MeSH Terms

Bacillus/physiology Bacterial Physiological Phenomena Bacteriological Techniques Chromatium/physiology Escherichia coli/physiology Methods Microscopy Movement Photography Pseudomonas aeruginosa/physiology Sarcina/physiology

Authors & Affiliations

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Vaituzis Z

Doetsch R N

References (2)

2 references, click to expand

Motility in Pseudomonas fluorescens with special reference to survival advantage and negative chemotaxis.
Life Sci. 1968 Aug 15;7(16):875-86 PMID: 4175020
Motility in procaryotic organisms: problems, points of view, and perspectives.
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 1968 Aug;43(3):317-62 PMID: 4920212

Article Info

Journal

Applied microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Microbiol

ISSN

0003-6919

DOI

10.1128/am.17.4.584-588.1969

Published

1969-04-00

Pages

584-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605802

PMCID

PMC377747

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/am.17.4.584-588.1969 PMC Full Text

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