Factors affecting growth of Bdellovibrio on Rhizobium |
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Authors: | S O Keya M Alexander |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, Department of Agronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York;(2) Present address: Department of Soil Science, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya |
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Abstract: | The extent of decline in the population density of Rhizobium sp. exposed to Bdellovibrio was markedly reduced in the presence of montmorillonite, kaolinite or vermiculite but not by a soil clay fraction. Increasing levels of montmorillonite reduced the numbers of vibrios that appeared in a two-membered culture and allowed for greater survival of the rhizobia. Bdellovibrio and not Rhizobium sp. was retained when mixed with the three clay minerals, but no appreciable retention was evident with the soil clay fraction. Suspensions of colloidal soil organic matter protected the hosts from parasitism, although aqueous extracts of soil did not affect the relationship. Cells from old Rhizobium sp. cultures were attacked only after a lag phase, but rhizobia that had been stored were more rapidly lysed than cells tested immediately after removal from the growth medium. The possible significance of these findings to the survival of rhizobia in soils containing Bdellovibrio is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Bdellovibrio Clay Minerals Parasitism Rhizobium Soil Ecology |
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