Biotechnological Potential of Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms and Their Secreted Enzymes

E Bratanis, T Andersson, R Lood… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are obligate predatory bacteria that selectively prey
on a broad range of Gram-negative bacteria, including multidrug-resistant human …

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus: a potential 'living antibiotic' to control bacterial pathogens

FM Cavallo, L Jordana, AW Friedrich… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a small Deltaproteobacterium which, since its discovery, has
distinguished itself for the unique ability to prey on other Gram-negative bacteria. The …

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 …

Interactions between Bdellovibrio and like organisms and bacteria in biofilms: beyond predator–prey dynamics

A Mookherjee, E Jurkevitch - Environmental Microbiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) prey on Gram‐negative bacteria in the planktonic
phase as well as in biofilms, with the ability to reduce prey populations by orders of …

Pectobacterium brasiliense: Genomics, Host Range and Disease Management

S Oulghazi, S Sarfraz, MA Zaczek-Moczydłowska… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pectobacterium brasiliense (Pbr) is considered as one of the most virulent species among
the Pectobacteriaceae. This species has a broad host range within horticulture crops and is …

Microbial biopesticides: diversity, scope, and mechanisms involved in plant disease control

S Vero, G Garmendia, E Allori, JM Sanz, M Gonda… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food losses, defined as a reduction in the quantity and quality of food during production and
storage, impact food safety and security. Losses caused by plant pathogens are among the …

Predators of soil bacteria in plant and human health

SJ Martins, SJ Taerum, L Triplett… - Phytobiomes …, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Soil bacterial predators that use the biomass of bacterial hosts for growth (multiplication),
energy, or replication have the potential to reduce bacterial populations in the wide variety of …

To hunt or to rest: prey depletion induces a novel starvation survival strategy in bacterial predators

R Sathyamoorthy, Y Kushmaro, O Rotem… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The small size of bacterial cells necessitates rapid adaption to sudden environmental
changes. In Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, an obligate predator of bacteria common in …

Predatory bacteria as potential biofilm control and eradication agents in the food industry

W Mun, SY Choi, S Upatissa, RJ Mitchell - Food Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Biofilms are a major concern within the food industry since they have the potential to reduce
productivity in situ (within the field), impact food stability and storage, and cause downstream …

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 …