title: Isolation of the saprophytic strain of MC-3 and participation of the cell surface structure in predation.
abstract: From a predatory bacterium, MC-3, a mutant strain which lost predation ability was isolated by chance selection. Biological properties of the mutant were the same as the parent except only saprophytic property. Properties of the parent and the mutant strains of MC-3, such as bacteriolytic activity of the culture supernatant, digestion of peptidoglycan of the host bacteria, and growth by utilizing the host cells or their cytoplasmic substances, suggested that cell surface structure of the host cell plays an important role in predation and host specificity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takubo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Zytoon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishihara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D001501:Bdellovibrio / Q000254:growth & development; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006217:Halobacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009154:Mutation; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000378:metabolism; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D010457:Peptidoglycan