Cultivation and genomic characterization of human gut-associated Bdellovibrio reveals natural predatory bacteria with specialized prey interactions
Mario Romero, Miguel D. Fernández-de-Bobadilla, María Núñez Beltrán, Rosa del Campo, José Avendaño, Cristina Herencias
This paper isolates and characterizes viable Bdellovibrio from human fecal samples, revealing genomic conservation and prey specialization in the human gut microbiome.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology