Specialized peptidoglycan hydrolases sculpt the intra-bacterial niche of predatory Bdellovibrio and increase population fitness.

Specialized peptidoglycan hydrolases sculpt the intra-bacterial niche of predatory Bdellovibrio and increase population fitness.

Bdellovibrio are predatory bacteria that have evolved to invade virtually all gram-negative bacteria, including many prominent pathogens. Upon invasion, prey bacteria become rounded up into an osmotically stable niche for the Bdellovibrio, preventing further superinfection and allowing Bdellovibrio...

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Main Authors: Thomas R Lerner, Andrew L Lovering, Nhat Khai Bui, Kaoru Uchida, Shin-ichi Aizawa, Waldemar Vollmer, R Elizabeth Sockett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22346754/?tool=EBI

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