Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus attack phase and post-infection cells

ABSTRACT: Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a Gram-negative bacterium that is a pathogen of other Gram-negative bacteria, including many bacteria which are pathogens of humans, animals and plants. As such Bdellovibrio has potential as a biocontrol agent, or living antibiotic. B. bacteriovorus HD100 has a large genome and it is not yet known which of it encodes the molecular machinery and genetic control of predatory processes. We have tried to fill this knowledge-gap using mixtures of predator and prey mRNAs to monitor changes in Bdellovibrio gene expression at a timepoint of early-stage prey infection and prey killing in comparison to control cultures of predator and prey alone and also in comparison to Bdellovibrio growing axenically (in a prey-or host independent “HI” manner) on artificial media

ORGANISM(S): Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HD100

SUBMITTER: Liz Sockett 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-9269 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress