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The wt (top) swarms easily on rich media, while the ΔdipA mutant (middle) only swarms on LB Lennox broth. Addition of 1 mM MgSO4 (bottom) enables the ΔdipA mutant to swarm, restoring a robust swarming phenotype on the remaining rich media tested.