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Bdellovibrio

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Bdellovibrio [‚del·ə′vī·brē‚ō]
(microbiology)
A genus of bacteria of uncertain affiliation; parasites of other bacteria; curved, motile rods with a polar flagellum in parasitic state; in nonparasitic state, cells are helical.


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John Tudor, of the Biology Department, on a scholarly project, "Isolation of Genes Necessary for Predation in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus.
Predation and Competition Bacteria within biofilms may be subject to predation by free-living protozoa, Bdellovibrio spp.
 
 
 
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