NONMOTILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonmotile mean? 

• NONMOTILE (adjective)
  The adjective NONMOTILE has 1 sense:

1. (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement

  Familiarity information: NONMOTILE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONMOTILE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement

Synonyms:

immotile; nonmotile

Similar:

immobile (not capable of movement or of being moved)

Domain category:

micro-organism; microorganism (any organism of microscopic size)

 Context examples 

This bacteria is nonmotile, catalase negative, alpha hemolytic, urease negative and produces acid from D mannitol, D sorbitol and sucrose.

(Aerococcus urinae, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is acid fast, oxidase negative, urease and catalase positive, nonmotile and nonsporulating.

(Mycobacterium chelonae, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is oxidase positive, nonmotile, and requires serum or blood for growth in culture.

(Moraxella bovis, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is oxidase positive, nonmotile, sensitive to penicillin, and requires serum for growth.

(Moraxella lacunata, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, nonhemolytic, oxidase and catalase positive, indole negative and reduces nitrate.

(Moraxella nonliquefaciens, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, indole negative, does not ferment carbohydrates, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes esculin, but not starch.

(Bacteroides capillosus, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase negative, resistant to penicillin, hydrolyzes esculin, indole negative and does not produce hydrogen sulfide.

(Bacteroides caccae, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, spore forming, catalase positive, oxidase negative, and hydrolyzes starch, gelatin, and oxidase.

(Bacillus mycoides, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is acid fast, nonmotile, urease negative and catalase, nitrate reductase, and esculin positive.

(Mycobacterium fortuitum, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is acid fast, nonmotile, catalase and urease positive, negative for 3-day arylsulfatase and Tween 80 hydrolysis, and does not reduce nitrate.

(Mycobacterium gordonae, NCI Thesaurus)