On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Marlene DeMers wrote:
> Hi,
> I recently was asked if I knew of any bacteria that "eat"
> other bacteria. I can't think of any, so, I thought I would
> try the newsgroup for any suggestions.
> Thank you in advance.
> Sincerely,
> Marlene
>>Yes there are! I'm pretty sure (but don't bet the farm on this) that
Proteus has been shown to "eat" other organisms. They sense the prey swam
over it, lyse it and use the nutrients from the lysed organism. If not
Proteus, there are other organisms that carry out this technique. If you
get ASM news check back a couple of years and there is a good article
written by Bob Belas at the Center of Marine Biotechnology. I think he
may mention it there.
Doug
Douglas Stemke, Ph.D
Biological Process Technology Institute
University of MInnesota
