[Dynamics of the interaction of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus with the bacterial host under aerobic and anaerobic conditions].

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus can interact with the host bacterium cells under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The dynamics of the interaction between the parasite and the host depended on the regime of incubation. The latent period and the time at which Bd. bacteriovorus reached the stationary level became shorter under aerobic conditions. Lysis of the host bacterium cells under aerobic conditions proceeded more effectively, at a higher rate, and after a shorter period of the constant titre than under anaerobic conditions.