Predatory potentials of novel <i>Bdellovibrio</i> isolates against multidrug-resistant and extremely drug-resistant bacterial pathogens of animals and plants.

ABSTRACT: Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) predate on Gram-negative bacteria selectively, which holds promise as an alternate to combat against multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens. In this study, two Bdellovibrio strains designated MPR17 and MPR18 were isolated from water samples by double-layer agar technique using P. fluorescens as prey and investigated for their predatory potentials against six pathogenic Gram-negative, MDR and XDR bacteria. Both the BALOs preyed on all the tested bacteria including P. syringae, B. glumae, V. parahaemolyticus, P. mirabilis, M. bovis, and A. schindleri with different killing rates. Against A. schindleri, Bdellovibrio sp. MPR18 produced a maximum of 2.11 × 10⁷ PFU/ml,

SUBMITTER: Selvaraj S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11868474 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature