Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus
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Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus is a 0.6 μm pleomorphic cocci with a gram negative cell wall,[1] and is one of the few known predatory bacteria.[2] Unlike many bacteria, V. chlorellavorus is an obligate parasite, attaching to the cell wall of green algae of the genus Chlorella.[3] The name Vampirovibrio originates from the Serbian vampir (Cyrillic: вампир).[4][5][6][7] meaning vampire (due to the nature of sucking out cellular contents of its prey)[2] and vibrio referring to the bacterial genus of curved rod bacterium. Chlorellavorus is named for the algal host of the bacterium (Chlorella) and the Latin voro meaning "to devour" (Chlorella-devouring).[8]
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SEM image of V. chlorellavorus (white arrow) attached to Chlorella sorokiniana. Scale bar 5 μm. | |
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Order: | Vampirovibrionales |
Family: | Vampirovibrionaceae |
Genus: | Vampirovibrio |
Species: | V. chlorellavorus Gromov & Mamkayeva 1972 ex Gromov & Mamkaeva 1980 |
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Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus Gromov & Mamkayeva 1972 ex Gromov & Mamkaeva 1980 | |