by S. Mar­vin Fried­man — Whether in­hab­it­ing soil, fresh wa­ter, or ma­rine ecosys­tems, bac­te­ria are con­stantly fac­ing the threat of nu­mer­ous and ef­fec­tive preda­tors such as pro­tists, ne­ma­todes, or phages. To de­fend against such pre­da­tion, bac­te­ria have evolved a num­ber of strate­gies, in­clud­ing get­ting larger in size, mov­ing faster, pro­duc­ing de­fen­sive sec­ondary metabo­lites, and form­ing…