Scientists solve mystery of how predatory #bacteria recognizes prey
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-scientists-mystery-predatory-bacteria-prey.html
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus uses chimeric fibre #proteins to recognize and invade a broad range of bacterial hosts https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-023-01552-2
"#Bdellovibrio predators lay down a sturdy vesicle when invading their prey. The vesicle creates a kind of airlock or keyhole allowing Bdellovibrio entry into the prey cell."
Scientists solve mystery of how #predatory #bacteria recognizes #prey.
#Bdellovibrio #membrane #proteins
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-scientists-mystery-predatory-bacteria-prey.html
One-pot fermentative growth of #predatory #bacteria.
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-one-pot-fermentative-growth-predatory-bacteria.html
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antibiotic resistance as one of the greatest threats to human health and life. With the alarming rise in antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens and the decline in antibiotic development and discovery, experts predicted that antibiotic resistance could surpass heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of human fatalities by 2050.
Predatory #Bacteria Are Fierce, Ballistic and Full of Potential https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/predatory-bacteria-are-fierce-ballistic-and-full-of-potential/ by Jennifer Frazer
#Bdellovibrio #microbes are bacteria-seeking #torpedoes sometimes called “the world’s smallest #hunters.” Only one fifth the size of a typical #bacterium, they punch above their weight. An individual Bdellovibrio darts about until it happens to smash into prey. When it does, the impact is so violent that the victim reels several cell lengths and stops moving within seconds.
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