Aerotaxis and chemotaxis ofAzospirillum brasilense: A note.
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.
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76-100, Rehovot, Israel.
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