title: Counterclockwise circular motion of bacteria swimming at the air-liquid interface.
abstract: Flagellar propulsion of swimming Escherichia coli produces circling clockwise motions near planar solid surfaces. Counterclockwise motion was first reported near air-TN medium interfaces, showing that slip at the interface is a key parameter of bacterial swimming.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Joliot-Curie, CNRS USR 3010, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France. laurence.lemelle@ens-lyon.fr
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lemelle
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Palierne
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chatre
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Place
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology*; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D008124:Locomotion; D018715:Microscopy, Video