Bdellovibrio
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Bdellovibrio is a genus of Gram-negative, obligate aerobic bacteria. One of the more notable characteristics of this genus is that members can prey upon other Gram-negative bacteria and feed on the biopolymers, e.g. proteins and nucleic acids, of their hosts. They have two lifestyles: a host-dependent, highly mobile phase, the "attack phase", in which they form "bdelloplasts" in their host bacteria; and a slow-growing, irregularly shaped, host-independent form.[1]
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Bdellovibrio | |
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Central slice through a cryotomogram of an intact Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus cell. Scale bar 200 nm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bdellovibrionota |
Class: | Bdellovibrionia |
Order: | Bdellovibrionales |
Family: | Bdellovibrionaceae |
Genus: | Bdellovibrio |
Type species | |
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Stolp & Starr 1963 | |
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