High impact of bacterial predation on cyanobacteria in soil biocrusts - Nature.com

Some bacteria act as pathogens or predators of other bacteria, but their impact in natural settings is often unclear. Here, Bethany et al. describe a new type of obligate, intracellular predatory bacterium of widespread distribution that preys on soil cyanoba…

Tracing the symptomology of predation through macroscopic plaques A culture bioassay (Expanded Microcoleus Mortality Assay, or EMMA) (Fig. 1 and see Materials and Methods) based on the capacity of a… [+24827 chars]

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