title: Predatory Bdellovibrio bacteria use gliding motility to scout for prey on surfaces.
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.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Genetics and Genomics, School of Biology, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Carey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Andrew K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Fenton
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hobley
authors.forename: R Elizabeth
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Sockett
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001501:Bdellovibrio / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D018441:Biofilms; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000502:physiology; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors