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Properties of marine bdellovibrios

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Marine bdellovibrio isolates from the Israeli littoral of the Mediterranean Sea were screened and characterized in terms of host range, temperature and salinity ranges, cation requirement, mutation frequency, and G + C% mole content. Ten types of isolates were distinguished on the basis of these parameters.

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  1. Department of Microbiological Chemistry, The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

    A. Marbach, Mazal Varon & M. Shilo

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Marbach, A., Varon, M. & Shilo, M. Properties of marine bdellovibrios. Microb Ecol 2, 284–295 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02011648

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