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Journal of Bacteriology, September 2005, p. 6580-6583, Vol. 187, No. 18
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.187.18.6580-6583.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Prevalence of Surface Swarming Behavior in Salmonella

Wook Kim1 and Michael G. Surette1,2*

Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada2

Received 7 June 2005/ Accepted 5 July 2005

Swarming behavior among 167 Salmonella sp. isolates, representing all eight groups, was assessed. Only eight strains failed to swarm under standard conditions. Four of the defective strains swarmed on alternate carbon sources, and four harbored general defects in motility or lipopolysaccharide. Thus, swarming may represent an evolutionarily conserved behavior in Salmonella spp.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1. Phone: (403) 220-2744. Fax: (403) 270-2772. E-mail: surette{at}ucalgary.ca.

Journal of Bacteriology, September 2005, p. 6580-6583, Vol. 187, No. 18
0021-9193/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JB.187.18.6580-6583.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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