Motility of Colwellia psychrerythraea strain 34H at subzero temperatures.

ABSTRACT: We examined the Arctic bacterium Colwellia psychrerythraea strain 34H for motility at temperatures from -1 to -15 degrees C by using transmitted-light microscopy in a temperature-controlled laboratory. The results, showing motility to -10 degrees C, indicate much lower temperatures to be permissive of motility than previously reported (5 degrees C), with implications for microbial activity in frozen environments.

SUBMITTER: Junge K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC165185 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature