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Microbiology General 9342e46c

. Swarming growth on culture is characteristic of which Gram-negative organism?

A
Clostridium welchii
B
Clostridium tetani
C
Bacillus cereus
D
Proteus mirabilis
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Proteus mirabilis Swarmin growth . Swarming growth is due to motility of bacteria. . In young culture discrete colonies are seen but thereafter actively motile cells spread on the surface of the plate in successive waves to form a thin filmy layer in concentric circles.

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