Bdellovibrio species are naturally predatory, small, motile, Deltaproteobacteria that invade the periplasm of other larger gram-negative bacteria, killing and digesting them.
This is because lectins are tied directly to inflammation and autoimmune reactions in your body. Lectins are a form of protein found in nearly all plants and animals. They bind to the sugar molecules called polysaccharides that cover the surface of most cells in your body.
Role of Lectins in Inflammation. About Lectins. Lectins are proteins found in all animals and are specific to bind carbohydrate structures. Lectins may be defined as molecules of non-immune origin that bind to specific carbohydrate receptors with high affinity (in the same range as the affinities of antibodies, and sometimes higher) (1).