Micavibrio aeruginosavorus

Micavibrio aeruginosavorus

Micavibrio aeruginosavorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Deltaproteobacteria
Order:	Bdellovibrionales
Family:	Bdellovibrionaceae
Genus:
Species:	Micavibrio aeruginosavorus
Binomial name
Micavibrio aeruginosavorus

Micavibrio aeruginosavorus is a species of epibiotic predatory bacteria. Unlike Bdellovibrio, a genus in the same family, do not invade the periplasmic space of their prey, but feed by attaching themselves to its surface.

For its predatory qualities, M. aeruginosavorus is being considered as an antibacterial.

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