By Christoph — Microbiologists know of only a small number of genuine rapacious bacterial species. In scientific terms, they are referred to as "predatory bacteria". Well-known examples are Myxococcus xanthus and its ilk, which practice "wolf pack" swarm hunting, and the more solitary vampires from the Bdellovibrio tribe. Enter the pirates with Captain Aureispira…
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).
