Specialized Peptidoglycan Hydrolases Sculpt the Intra-bacterial Niche of Predatory Bdellovibrio and Increase Population Fitness

Bdellovibrio are predatory bacteria that have evolved to invade virtually all Gram-negative bacteria, including many prominent pathogens. Upon invasion, prey bacteria become rounded up into an osmotically stable niche for the Bdellovibrio, preventing further superinfection and allowing Bdellovibrio...

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Main Authors: Lerner, Thomas R., Lovering, Andrew L., Bui, Nhat Khai, Uchida, Kaoru, Aizawa, Shin-Ichi, Vollmer, Waldemar, Sockett, R. Elizabeth
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276566/