Live-Cell Time-Lapse Imaging of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Predation on E. coli

Source: Makowski, Ł., et al. Live-Cell Imaging of the Life Cycle of Bacterial Predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus using Time-Lapse Fluorescence Microscopy. J. Vis. Exp. (2020)This video demonstrates time-lapse fluorescence imaging of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus preying on immobilized E. coli beneath an agarose pad, enabling real-time visualization of intracellular replication and progeny release for studying bacterial predation and host-pathogen interactions.