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Physiological Studies of the Bdellovibrio-Host Interaction

The purpose of this study was to focus attention on the physiology of the bdellovibrio-host interaction and to determine the metabolic requirements for this reaction. Since bdellovibrio is an aerobic organism, direct measurements of respiration, turbidity, and viable cell counts are reliable indications of the metabolic activity of the cells.
It was determined that the metabolic requirements for the parasitic interaction are constituents from either metabolically active host cells or cells which are capable of at least some metabolic activity. The nutritional requirements of host-independent bdellovibrios suspended in buffer are not met by the presence or absence of viable or nonviable Enterobacter aegnes. Unlike the HD bdellovibrios, the HI bdellovibrios lack the ability to make economical use of their self-digesting processes.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504133
Date12 1900
CreatorsDunton, Philip J.
ContributorsKeyser, Peter D., Kester, Andrew S.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 67 leaves : ill., graphs, Text
RightsPublic, Dunton, Philip J., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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