Abstract
Midgety but free-swimming, fast-moving, and wide-ranging, the Bdellovibrio bacteria and their near relatives, the Micavibrio, are voracious consumers—obligate predators—of gram-negative bacteria. This predatory disposition, which some experts call an “ancient behavior,” while fascinating on its own terms, also could prove practical if these underappreciated microbes yield unusual enzymes or could be used clinically, possibly as antimicrobial poultices, according to several researchers who spoke during the symposium, “Bacterial Predators: from Ecology to Biotechnology,” held during the 106th ASM General Meeting in Orlando, Fla., last May.
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