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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.
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Markelova, N.Y. A Comparative Study of the Effect of Certain Pollutants on Free-living and Immobilized Bdellovibrio . Microbiology 73, 47–50 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MICI.0000016367.80123.77
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