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Mazal Varon and Moshe Shilo; Inhibition of the predatory activity of Bdellovibrio by various environmental pollutants. Microbial Ecology 7:107-111, 1981
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The predatory activity of bdellovibrios is affected by various environmental pollutants such as detergent, heavy metals, and pesticides. This was shown in a two-membered system of Bdellovibrio and Photobacterium, in which the effect of the predator on the bioluminescence of the prey indicated the activity of the former. The high sensitivity of the bdellovibrios toward certain chemicals (e.g. CdCl2) indicates the possibility of using the system for biological monitoring of those chemicals.