Department of Microbiology, Dental School, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 666 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, and The Center for Estuarine and Environmental Studies, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland 20688.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 Apr;58(4):1408-10. doi: 10.1128/aem.58.4.1408-1410.1992.
Bdellovibrios were recovered from the gill tissue of all of 31 crabs sampled and from all samples of epibiota obtained from the ventral shell surface of 15 crabs. The results suggest that the blue crab is a reservoir for bdellovibrios. The association with crabs may be an important factor in the ecology of the bdellovibrios.
从 31 只螃蟹的鳃组织和从 15 只螃蟹腹甲表面获得的所有外生生物样本中均回收了蛭弧菌。结果表明，蓝蟹是蛭弧菌的储存库。与螃蟹的这种联系可能是蛭弧菌生态学中的一个重要因素。
