Bdellovibrionaceae

Bdellovibrionaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Deltaproteobacteria
Order: Bdellovibrionales
Family: Bdellovibrionaceae
Genera

Bdellovibrio
Micavibrio
Vampirovibrio

The Bdellovibrionaceae are a family of Proteobacteria. They include genera, such as Bdellovibrio and Vampirovibrio, which are unusual parasites that enter other bacteria.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.
  2. ↑ Mortimer P. Starr and Nancy L. Baigent (1966): "Parasitic Interaction of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus with Other Bacteria" Journal of Bacteriology 1966 May; 91(5): 2006–2017

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