title: Bdellovibrios: recycling, remodelling and relocalizing components from their prey.
abstract: The predatory bdellovibrios acquire all their growth requirements by preying upon other Gram-negative bacteria. They reutilize biosynthetic monomers, remanufacture the prey's lipopolysaccharide, and relocalize specific outer membrane proteins from the prey to their own outer membranes. This lifestyle occurs without loss of the biosynthetic potential for axenic growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70119-2799.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Diedrich
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001501:Bdellovibrio / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D018272:Porins
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D018272:Porins