Parallel Evolution in Predatory Bdellovibrio sp. NC01 during Long-Term Coculture with a Single Prey Strain

• DOI: 10.1128/aem.01776-22
• Publication Date: 2023-01-04T15:48:12Z
• Authors: Kathryn Mulvey; Katherine Brosnan; Mackenzie Galvin; Sydney Mohr; Lauren Muldowney; Molly Oser; Laura E. Williams
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Bacterial Proteins; Predatory Behavior; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Animals; Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology; Coculture Techniques; Bdellovibrio; 3. Good health

Bdellovibrio attack and kill Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistant pathogens of animals and plants. This lifestyle is unusual among bacteria, and it imposes unique selective pressures on Bdellovibrio .