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Bdellovibrio IN FOODS
Author(s) -
NEAL JEFFREY J.,
BANART G. J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1977.tb01549.x
Subject(s) - bdellovibrio , biology , microorganism , population , bacteria , organism , host (biology) , microbiology and biotechnology , inoculation , ecology , paleontology , genetics , demography , sociology , immunology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a unique parasitic microorganism that is capable of inhabiting and growing in the intraperiplasmic space of other bacteria. The ecological role of this organism has been reported in soil, sewage and polluted rivers. The analysis of various foods revealed parasitic organisms, but no Bdellovibrio . The inoculation of Bdellovibrio into foods resulted in a slight increase or decrease of the parasite and no apparent effect on the host cell population.