In Vitro Motility Assays for Acinetobacter Species. 2019

Indranil Biswas, and Alexandra Machen, and Joshua Mettlach
Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. ibiswas@kumc.edu.

Bacteria belonging to genus Acinetobacter do not encode flagella and are characterized as a non-motile organism. However, several recent studies have demonstrated that Acinetobacter spp. display two types of motility: twitching and swarming. Twitching motility requires the presence of functional type IV pili and occurs on solid surfaces under humid conditions. The extension and the retraction of the pili allows the bacterium to move and spread. In contrast the exact molecular mechanism for swarming motility in Acinetobacter spp. is currently unknown; but it requires semisolid surfaces and humid conditions. Motility has been associated with the bacterial virulence; however, motility appears to be highly dependent on the experimental conditions and the isolate understudy. In this chapter we attempt to provide detailed methods for twitching and swarming motilities that are specific for Acinetobacter spp.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010641 Phenotype The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment. Phenotypes
D000150 Acinetobacter A genus of gram-negative bacteria of the family MORAXELLACEAE, found in soil and water and of uncertain pathogenicity. Herellea,Mima
D001431 Bacteriological Techniques Techniques used in studying bacteria. Bacteriologic Technic,Bacteriologic Technics,Bacteriologic Techniques,Bacteriological Technique,Technic, Bacteriological,Technics, Bacteriological,Technique, Bacteriological,Techniques, Bacteriological,Bacteriologic Technique,Bacteriological Technic,Bacteriological Technics,Technic, Bacteriologic,Technics, Bacteriologic,Technique, Bacteriologic,Techniques, Bacteriologic

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