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Saprospira species—Natural predators

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SomeSaprospira spp. from fresh waters have been shown to be predatory on other aquatic bacteria, particularly gliding bacteria. Some can be grown as well axenically but others so far have been cultured only on the host bacteria for which they show a degree of specificity. A marine strain resemblingSaprospira grandis, although capable of growth axenically, is also a predator on a marineCytophaga sp.S. grandis ATCC 23119 failed to grow on the base media or media overgrown with host cells of otherSaprospira spp.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4067, Brisbane, Australia

    Vullapa Sangkhobol & Victor B. D. Skerman

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Sangkhobol, V., Skerman, V.B.D. Saprospira species—Natural predators. Current Microbiology 5, 169–174 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01578523

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