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Published on: May 5, 2020
Aerotaxis and chemotaxis ofAzospirillum brasilense: A note
1Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76-100, Rehovot, Israel.
Abstract:
Azospirillum brasilense was attracted to capillaries containing either phosphate buffer, distilled water, or saline. The number of bacteria in these capillaries was 3-4×10(4), after 1 h of incubation. In the presence of phosphate buffer + attractants, the number of cells accumulated in the capillary increased only to 5×10(4)-1.1×10(5) cells. It was not possible, therefore, to measure chemotaxis inA. brasilense as distinct from aerotaxis by the capillary method. Chemotaxis was observed in semi-solid agar plates and was determined by a growth band oriented towards the attractant. Positive chemotactic response was obtained with peptone, tryptone, yeast extract, amino acids, organic acids, arabinose and galactose.
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