The Genus Bdellovibrio

Probiotics in aquaculture of China — Current state, problems and prospect

“…While Micavibrio, Vampirovibrio, and Vampirococcus have been reported to be able to grow upon microorganisms of only a single genus, Bdellovibrio as a group can utilize any of a wide variety of Gram-negative bacteria as a substrate cell. For example, B. bacteriovorus 109J can be grown on certain strains of Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, Chromatium, Spirillum, as well as other genera (Ruby, 1991). In mixed prey cell populations, B. bacteriovorus 109J does not randomly infect prey cells but infects and kills some prey more readily than others (Rogosky et al, 2006).…”

The Structural Proteins of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Bacteriophage MAC-1

“…Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus are extremely small, highly motile gram negative soil-inhibiting bacteria that parasitize and replicate in other gram negative bacteria [1]- [4]. They are also found in aquatic and normal plant material.…”

“…They are also found in aquatic and normal plant material. They are the smallest predators known ( [1]- [4]; reviewed in [4] and [5]). They exhibit two different life styles: a free living phase and a growth phase that is spent in the prey cell.…”

“…called host-dependent form) of Bdellovibrio is observed [2] [4]. Host independent mutants devoid of parasitic activity and capable of growing on artificial medium have been described [2] [5] and have been widely used to study these organisms (reviewed in [4]).…”

“…Host independent mutants devoid of parasitic activity and capable of growing on artificial medium have been described [2] [5] and have been widely used to study these organisms (reviewed in [4]). Recently the entire genome of B. bacteriovorus has been sequenced [5].…”