Prescribing a Predator.

BDELLOVIBRIO bacteriovorus; DRUG resistance in bacteria; PREDATION; BACTERIAL disease treatment; DRUG resistance in microorganisms

The article discusses predatory bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics, including the gram-negative bacteria Bdellovibrio (B.) bacteriovorus. An overview of efforts to treat bacterial infections, including in regard to antibiotics' lack of targeting the bacterium's DNA, is provided. Microbiologist Daniel Kadouri's perspective on research into predatory bacteria is discussed.