| Literature DB >> 21515772 |
Carey Lambert1, Andrew K Fenton, Laura Hobley, R Elizabeth Sockett.
Abstract
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a famously fast, flagellate predatory bacterium, preying upon Gram-negative bacteria in liquids; how it interacts with prey on surfaces such as in medical biofilms is unknown. Here we report that Bdellovibrio bacteria "scout" for prey bacteria on solid surfaces, using slow gliding motility that is present in flagellum-negative and pilus-negative strains.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21515772 PMCID: PMC3133215 DOI: 10.1128/JB.00224-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490