Multiple choice

In which of the given bacteria gliding motility is not observed?

  1. Cyanobacteria

  2. Myxobacteria

  3. Proteus

  4. Cytophaga

  5. Mycoplasma
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Explanation

Some bacteria also use flagella to move over the tops of solid surfaces in a form of movement called swarming. Swarming motility is operationally defined as a rapid multicellular bacterial surface movement powered by rotating flagella. Swarming motility was first reported by Jorgen Henrichsen and has been mostly studied in genus Serratia, Salmonella, Aeromonas, Bacillus, Yersinia, Pseudomonas, Proteus, Vibrio, and Escherichia.

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