Bacteriolytic myxobacteria: parasites or scavengers?
The activity range of an enzymatic preparation from Myxococcus xanthus was assayed against some soil and rhizospheric bacteria. The lysis of unequally aged sensitive eubacterial populations, as related to their viability, was investigated and, at last, the often used streak method was checked and the relationship between cell viability and susceptibility to lysis is discussed.
D001433:Bacteriolysis; D004926:Escherichia coli; D009231:Myxococcales / Q000201:enzymology*; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens; D012988:Soil Microbiology