Abstract
Speed and motion patterns of Campylobacter fetus ssp. jejuni, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeroginosa were recorded using a closed circuit television camera attached to a phase contrast microscope. A Sony video analysis system was used to stop frame videotape at 1/7th and 1/15th. Bacterial speeds were: Campylobacter 29.2 μm/s, E. coli 8.9 μn/s and P. aeruginosa 16.8 μm/s.References
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