Noteworthy — The environmental bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is unique in its capacity to prey and feed on other bacteria. This predatory behavior involves attaching and entering prey cells to consume and grow on cytoplasmic macromolecules, eventually lysing the host...
by Christoph — Elio wrote 'A table for Two' many years ago, about the surprising observation that the Gram‑negative bacterium Vibrio vulnificus can be preyed upon simultaneously by a bacteriophage and a "bacteriovorous" bacterium. He could not have figured that the single image in his piece is a perfect vignette for the greatly increased interest...
by Christoph — Today for a change a movie review : The remake of the 1967 classic 'Le bal des vampires' by Roman Polanski. ... They had casted Caulobacter crescentus as the innkeeper's pretty daughter Sarah, and as the villain Count von Krolock none other than Bdellovibrio exovorus (no, not the better known Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus).
by Jacky Lu — Predation in the animal world revolves around the senses. Anglerfish use light to lure in prey, sharks can smell the tiniest drop of blood in the ocean, bats rely on their keen sense of hearing to catch a passing insect. Predators not only have to find their prey, but they must also make the decision to pursue and capture them. Such dynamics between predator and prey exist in the macroscopic world of animals, but do they exist...
by Henry N. Williams — Not long ago, Elio said in this blog that predation, a major force in evolution, is somewhat neglected in microbiological circles. The full implications of predation are just beginning to be uncovered as more becomes known about the ecology, physiology, and genomics of predators against microbes and their interactions…
by Conrad Woldringh — In a post on May 12, Elio asked where ribosomes are located in bacterial cells. According to a 2006 paper by Ortiz et al., "the ribosomes are evenly distributed throughout the cytosol" and "no distinct nucleoid territory was observed." This prompts one to also ask: Where art thou, o nucleoid?
