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.
(3,4) And they can bind to erythrocytes,simultaneously with immune factors, causing hemagglutination and anemia. (5)Of the 119 known dietary lectins, about half are panhemagglutinins, clumping allblood types. The remainder are blood-type specific.