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Bdellovibrio is a genus of Gram-negative, obligate aerobic bacteria. One of the more notable characteristics of this genus is that members can parasitize other Gram-negative bacteria and feed on the biopolymers, e.g. proteins and nucleic acids, of their hosts. They have two life styles, a host dependent highly mobile phase "attack phase", which form "bdelloplasts" in host bacteria, and a slow-growth, irregularly shaped host-independent form.