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mafiozo [28]
3 years ago
13

Using phase contrast microscopy on a wet mount of live cells, you observe motile bacilli moving rapidly and randomly through the

field of view, changing directions after a brief tumble and taking off in a different direction. these cells are exhibiting ________ motility
Biology
1 answer:
harina [27]3 years ago
7 0
This type of movement of the unicellular organisms is called twitching motility.
A small filament on the top of the bacterial cell enables the bacteria to move in this fashion. 
Twitching motility is key to pathogenesis and forming biofilm in bacteria.
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