Microbe Profile: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: a specialized bacterial predator of bacteria

Andrew L Lovering; R Elizabeth Sockett

doi:10.1099/mic.0.001043

Microbe Profile: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: a specialized bacterial predator of bacteria

Andrew L Lovering, R Elizabeth Sockett

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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is an environmentally-ubiquitous bacterium that uses unique adaptations to kill other bacteria. The best-characterized strain, HD100, has a multistage lifestyle, with both a free-living attack phase and an intraperiplasmic growth and division phase inside the prey cell. Advances in understanding the basic biology and regulation of predation processes are paving the way for future potential therapeutic and bioremediation applications of this unusual bacterium.

Original language	English
Article number	001043
Journal	Microbiology
Volume	167
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001043
Publication status	Published - 12 Apr 2021

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bdellovibrio
molecular microbiology and predatory bacteria

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Combating Gram Negative AMR Pathogens by Understanding the Envelope-Breaching Mechanisms of Predatory Bacteria
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