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Diagram of the two-stage life cycle of the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, which consists of a free-swimming stage spent living in water or soil, and a growth stage spent inside its prey bacterium. A Bdellovibrio predator and the killed prey cell in which it is growing are together termed a bdelloplast.
