Serratia liquefaciens swarm cells exhibit enhanced resistance to predation by Tetrahymena sp

TY - JOUR

T1 - Serratia liquefaciens swarm cells exhibit enhanced resistance to predation by Tetrahymena sp

AU - Ammendola, A

AU - Geisenberger, O

AU - Andersen, Jens Bo

AU - Givskov, M

AU - Schleifer, K H

AU - Eberl, Leo

PY - 1998

Y1 - 1998

N2 - Tetrahymena sp. was found to graze extensively on Serratia liquefaciens MG1 swim cells (1.5-3 microns long rods) resulting in the rapid elimination of the bacterial strain. However, when S. liquefaciens cells are exposed to certain surfaces they differentiate into elongated, highly motile swarm cells and these cells were found to be grazing-resistant provided their length exceeded 15 microns.

AB - Tetrahymena sp. was found to graze extensively on Serratia liquefaciens MG1 swim cells (1.5-3 microns long rods) resulting in the rapid elimination of the bacterial strain. However, when S. liquefaciens cells are exposed to certain surfaces they differentiate into elongated, highly motile swarm cells and these cells were found to be grazing-resistant provided their length exceeded 15 microns.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0378-1097

VL - 164

SP - 69

EP - 75

JO - F E M S Microbiology Letters

JF - F E M S Microbiology Letters

IS - 1

ER -