Enhanced swarming of bacteria on agar plates containing the surfactant Tween 80

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-132

  Niu, Chen ^a   Graves, Jane D ^a   Mokuolu, Felicia O ^a   Gilbert, Sarah E ^a   Gilbert, Eric S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial ecology; Motility; Swarming; Tween 80

Indexed keywords

AGAR; POLYSORBATE 80; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CILIARY MOTILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 17044416488     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.01.013     Document Type: Article

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