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. 1966 Jul;14(4):670–673. doi: 10.1128/am.14.4.670-673.1966

Improved Motility Medium

Robert J Ball 1, Walter Sellers 1
PMCID: PMC546809  PMID: 5927049

Abstract

An improved motility medium which permits additional cultural characterization is described. Advantages include maximal motility due to a change in the physical state of the medium from solid to liquid at incubation temperatures, a definitive stab line, preservation of the stab line with nonmotile organisms, and visual delineation of culture motility. In addition, nitrate reduction, nitrogen gas production, and gelatin liquefaction may be demonstrated.

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