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The predatory bacterium Myxococcus xanthus slaughtering its prey . Black dots are predator aggregates called fruiting bodies and the rippling waves in the contact zone are characteristic of predatory interactions. Credit: Nicola Mayrhofer (of bacteria grown in a lab reversed their predator-prey relationship after one species was grown at a lower temperature.
The authors add, “We find it fascinating that a relatively small change in just one ecological factor can determine who kills and eats whom in microbial predation. We suspect that microbe-microbe killing results in predation far more often than has previously been appreciated.” Reference: “Killer prey: Ecology reverses bacterial predation” by Marie Vasse, Francesca Fiegna, Ben Kriesel and Gregory J. Velicer, 23 January 2024,SciTechDaily: Home of the best science and technology news since 1998. Keep up with the latest scitech news via email or social media.Researchers unveil how the self-killing activity of bacteria can be harnessed in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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