Bacterial predators are widely distributed across a variety of natural environments.
Understanding predatory interactions is of great importance since they play a defining role in …

Myxobacteria are social microbial predators that use cell–cell contacts to identify bacterial or
fungal prey and to differentiate kin relatives to initiate cellular responses. For prey killing …

Myxobacteria are part of the phylum Myxococcota, encompassing four orders. Most of them
display complex lifestyles and broad predation profiles. However, metabolic potential and …

Bacterial predation impacts microbial community structures, which can have both positive
and negative effects on plant and animal health and on environmental sustainability …

Myxobacteria prey upon a broad range of microorganisms. Lawn assays are commonly
used to quantify myxobacterial predation—myxobacterial suspensions are spotted onto prey …

The co-culturing of microorganisms is a well-known strategy to study microbial interactions
in the laboratory. This approach facilitates the identification of new signals and molecules …

Bacterial predators are decisive organisms that shape microbial ecosystems. In this study,
we investigated the role of iron and siderophores during the predatory interaction between …

Myxococcus xanthus possesses two Fe-S cluster biogenesis machineries, ISC (iron-sulfur
cluster) and SUF (sulfur mobilization). Here, we show that in comparison to the …

Microbial predators obtain energy from killing other living cells. In this study, we present
compelling evidence demonstrating that widely distributed Streptomyces soil bacteria …

Despite growing awareness for their importance in soil ecology, the genetic and
physiological traits of bacterial predators are still relatively poorly understood. In the course …