Exploiting predatory bacteria as biocontrol agents across ecosystems

L Zhang, L Guo, Z Cui, F Ju - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Predatory bacteria have been increasingly known for their ubiquity in environments and
great functional potentials in controlling unwanted microorganisms. Fundamental …

Chromosome structure and DNA replication dynamics during the life cycle of the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

K Pląskowska… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, an obligate predatory Gram-negative bacterium that proliferates
inside and kills other Gram-negative bacteria, was discovered more than 60 years ago …

[HTML][HTML] Lifecycle of a predatory bacterium vampirizing its prey through the cell envelope and S-layer

YG Santin, A Sogues, Y Bourigault, HK Remaut… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Predatory bacteria feed upon other bacteria in various environments. Bdellovibrio exovorus
is an obligate epibiotic predator that attaches on the prey cell surface, where it grows and …

[HTML][HTML] Prey killing without invasion by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus defective for a MIDAS-family adhesin

J Tyson, P Radford, C Lambert, R Till… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predator of other Gram-negative bacteria. The
predator invades the prey's periplasm and modifies the prey's cell wall, forming a rounded …

Perspectives on polarity–exploring biological asymmetry across scales

MM Glazenburg, NM Hettema, L Laan… - Journal of cell …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT In this Perspective, Journal of Cell Science invited researchers working on cell
and tissue polarity to share their thoughts on unique, emerging or open questions relating to …

One-Pot fermenter processing for the mass cultivation of predatory bacteria

W Mun, S Choi, H Jang, RJ Mitchell - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
This study describes a novel one-pot fermentative process to mass-produce and cultivate
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100 that reduces the complexity and time associated with …

Distinct dynamics and proximity networks of hub proteins at the prey-invading cell pole in a predatory bacterium

O Remy, YG Santin, V Jonckheere… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
In bacteria, cell poles function as subcellular compartments where proteins localize during
specific lifecycle stages, orchestrated by polar “hub” proteins. Whereas most described …

Mechanism of bacterial predation via ixotrophy

YW Lien, D Amendola, KS Lee, N Bartlau, J Xu… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Predation allows bacteria to access alternative substrates in low-nutrient conditions.
Ixotrophy has been proposed as a predatory lifestyle of multicellular filamentous bacteria in …

[HTML][HTML] The connection between Darwin's finches and bacterial flagellar motors

M Kaplan - Physics Today, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The structure, function, and assembly of the motor have long captured the imagination of
both academic scholars and science popularizers (see the article by Howard Berg, Physics …

[HTML][HTML] Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus uses chimeric fibre proteins to recognize and invade a broad range of bacterial hosts

SG Caulton, C Lambert, J Tyson, P Radford… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Predatory bacteria, like the model endoperiplasmic bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus,
show several adaptations relevant to their requirements for locating, entering and killing …