Tests for bacterial motility: Difference between revisions
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** Can compare to a drop of peptone water to identify [[Vibrio |
** Can compare to a drop of peptone water to identify [[Vibrio]] (motile in peptone water, not distilled) |
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Latest revision as of 21:13, 28 January 2022
- Used to detect bacteria that are motile
- Tube motility
- Stab an inoculum down into a tube with semisolid agar
- Check at intervals for diffuse, fuzzy growth that appears outside of the stab line
- Wet prep
- Put a drop of inoculum in distilled water and check under a microscope
- Can compare to a drop of peptone water to identify Vibrio (motile in peptone water, not distilled)
