The Functional Significance of Bacterial Predators

The word “predator” may conjure images of leopards killing and eating impala on the African savannah or of great white sharks attacking elephant seals off the coast of California. But microorganisms are also predators, including bacteria that kill and eat other bacteria.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:mBio
Main Authors: Bruce A. Hungate, Jane C. Marks, Mary E. Power, Egbert Schwartz, Kees Jan van Groenigen, Steven J. Blazewicz, Peter Chuckran, Paul Dijkstra, Brianna K. Finley, Mary K. Firestone, Megan Foley, Alex Greenlon, Michaela Hayer, Kirsten S. Hofmockel, Benjamin J. Koch, Michelle C. Mack, Rebecca L. Mau, Samantha N. Miller, Ember M. Morrissey, Jeffrey R. Propster, Alicia M. Purcell, Ella Sieradzki, Evan P. Starr, Bram W. G. Stone, César Terrer, Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
Subjects:
Microbiology
QR1-502
Elephant Seals
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00466-21
https://doaj.org/article/0f542058678d4d25ae454b7186fde1ca
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Summary:The word “predator” may conjure images of leopards killing and eating impala on the African savannah or of great white sharks attacking elephant seals off the coast of California. But microorganisms are also predators, including bacteria that kill and eat other bacteria.

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