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Bacterial Motility م.م رنا مشعل Bacterial Motility Bacterial Motility م.م رنا مشعل Bacterial Motility The ability of an organism to move by itself is called motility. A large number of bacteria are motile. Most possess one or more flagella on their surface that allow them to swim. Bacterial flagella are tiny hair like organelles of locomotion. Originating in the cytoplasm beneath the cell wall, they extend beyond the cell, usually equaling or exceeding it in length. Their fine protein structure requires special staining techniques for demonstrating them with the light microscope. Site of Flagella The pattern of flagellation is an important feature in identification of motile bacteria. Monotrichous is a single polar flagellum. Amphitrichous one or more flagella at both poles. Lophotrichous tufts of flagella at one end pole. Peritrichous flagella surrounding the perimeter of the cell. • Bacterial Motility Flagella compose from: . Filament – Composed of a protein called flagellin . Hook – Base of filament near cell wall . Basal Body - Anchors filament & hook to cell wal Types of movement : . Run : straight line movement occurs when the flagella rotates couter clockwise. Tumbles : turning the direction by clockwise movement of the flagella. Flagella are anchored by pairs of rings associated with the plasma membrane and cell wall. Gram positive bacteria have only the inner pair of rings. Motility testing Motility could be detected by: 1) Hanging Drop technique. 2) Flagella stain. 3) Semi-Solid media Inoculation. 1) Hanging Drop slide The slide for a hanging drop is ground with a concave well in the centre; the cover glass holds a drop of the suspension. When the cover glass is inverted over the well of the slide, the drop hangs from the glass in the hollow concavity of the slide. Since the drop lies within an enclosed glass chamber, drying out occurs very slowly. A ring of Vaseline around the edge of the cover slip keeps the slide from drying out. You should be able to differentiate true motility from Brownian motility Brownian movement is usually caused by the activity of water molecules. (characterized by back and forth movement) True motility (the bacterial cells runs and tumble.) 2) Flagella stain Flagella should be amplified (enlarged). Use a stain that is specifically deposited on Flagella thus increasing diameter. Some flagellar stains employ rosaniline dyes and a mordant, applied to a bacterial suspension fixed in formalin and spread across a glass slide. The formalin links to, or “fixes,” the flagellar and other surface protein of the cells. The dye and mordant then precipitate around these “fixed” surfaces, enlarging their diameters, and making flagella visible when viewed under the microscope. 3) Semi-Solid media Inoculation The most commonly used test for motility in microbiology lab. It depends on the ability of motile bacteria to move through semi-solid media. Ordinary solid media contain 1.5-2.0% Agar Procedure of Motility Test How to Perform Test: 1) Using a sterile bacteriological needle, pick a colony of the test organism 2) Stab quickly a tube of semi solid media. (avoid using bent needles). 3) Incubate the semi solid media for 24 hours Reading Results: . Pattern of growth of a motile organism. The entire medium is turbid with the growth of the organism, which has moved away from the stab line. Pattern of growth of a nonmotile organism. Only the stab line is turbid with growth. A colored indicator can be used to make the results easier to see. .
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