Motility patterns of bacteria November 24, 2018 PRITHWIRAJ MAITI Leave a comment 4.7 (9) Note: Listeria shows its characteristic tumbling motility in broth cultures when grown at 18- 25°C but nonmotile when grown at 35-37°C. How useful was this post? Click on a star to rate it! Submit Rating Average rating 4.7 / 5. Vote count: 9 No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post.