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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
Pr.mirfabilis & Pr.vulgaris swarms on solid culture media .discrete colonies are seen in young cultures but thereafter actively motile cells spread on the surface of the plate in successive waves to form a thin film layer in concentric circles. REF:Ananthanarayan & Panicker's Textbook of Microbiology 8th edition pg no:280-281

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