Some Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella enterica (ATCC9270), Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC13883), Escherichia coli (ATCC 2592) and Enterobacter (ATCC 13048) were obtained from German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH (DSMZ). The overnight cultures of these bacteria were concentrated and adjusted to 1 × 109 CFU.ml–1 and used separately as prey cells for the examination of the predation potential of Bdellovibrio. Also, the Bdellovibrio suspension in N-[2-Hydroxy Ethyl] Piperazin-Nʹ-2[2-EthaneSulfonic acid] (HEPES) buffer (1 × 105 PFU.ml) was prepared. HEPES buffer was obtained from Sigma Aldrich and all the medium cultures in this study were obtained from Quelab (12 (link)).