Effects of Bacterial Prey Species and Their Concentration on Growth of the Amoebae Acanthamoeba castellanii and Hartmannella vermiformis
- 15 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 73 (8), 2631-2634
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02061-06
Abstract
Two amoebae were presented with six bacterial prey at a range of concentrations, and the growth parameters of the amoebae were deduced. All but one bacterium ( Synechococcus ) resulted in a positive growth response, but the gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus proved to be difficult to digest and the heavily pigmented bacterium Klebsiella ozaenae induced unusual amoebic behavior prior to ingestion.Keywords
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