title: [A comparative study of the effect of certain pollutants on free-living and immobilized Bdellovibrio].
abstract: The paper deals with a comparative study of the growth of free-living and immobilized predatory bacteria of the genus Bdellovibrio in the presence of toxic concentrations of urea and phenol. It was found that the cell wall of bdelloplasts plays a protective role in the adaptation of bdellovibrios to xenobiotics. The attachment of bdellovibrios to solid surfaces allows them to survive under unfavorable environmental conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Biological Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290 Russia.
authors.forename: N Iu
authors.initials: NIu
authors.lastname: Markelova
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001501:Bdellovibrio / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000187:drug effects; D003470:Culture Media; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000494:pharmacology; D019800:Phenol; D014508:Urea
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019800:Phenol; D014508:Urea