EiR: Untangling the role of predatory bacteria and other micro-predators in marine systems: Discovery, Predation, Ecology and Interactions and Impact of Environmental Factors.

Bacteria are the most numerous living organisms on Earth, without them life could not be sustained. Yet, if microbes were to grow out of control, they would cover the Earth’s surface with a thick layer of slime that would engulf and strangulate life forms. Fortunately, nature has incorporated factors to control microbial growth, including the…