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. 1982 May;252(1):96-100.

Lytic activity of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus against bacteria of the family Legionellaceae

A Tomov, V Kassovsky, L Chorbadjiiska, E Tsvetkova, N Tsanev, Z Vencheva
  • PMID: 7124158

Lytic activity of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus against bacteria of the family Legionellaceae

A Tomov et al. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A Med Mikrobiol Infekt Parasitol. 1982 May.

Abstract

A lytic activity of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus strains 6-5-S and 12 was found to be present, against representatives of three Legionella species: Legionella pneumophila-strains Knoxville 1 (serogroup 1), Togus 1 (serogroup 2), Bloomington 2 (serogroup 3) and Los Angeles 1 (serogroup 4); Legionella micdadei-strain Tatlock; Legionella bozemanii-strain Wiga, as well as against strains of Legionella pneumophila isolated in Bulgaria-Draginovo 1, 2, 3-belonging to serogroup 1. It is suggested that B. bacteriovorus participates in the self-purification of the environment from legionellae.

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