title: Three-dimensional obstacles for bacterial surface motility.
abstract: Twitching motility enables bacteria to move over surfaces using type IV pili as grappling hooks. Here it is shown that the motility of the round Neisseria gonorrhoeae as well as of rod-shaped Myxococcus xanthus is guided by elevations with dimension and depth corresponding to the size of the bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Cell Biology, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meel
authors.forename: Nadzeya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kouzel
authors.forename: Enno R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Oldewurtel
authors.forename: Berenike
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maier
mesh_terms: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes