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.
So if youâre going to eat peanuts, stick with a good butter. It contains peanut agglutinin. As of now, the harmful effects of peanut agglutinin, a peanut lectin, are mostly speculative, but still compelling: 1  In isolated human colon cancer cells, peanut lectin is a mitogen, or growth-promoter.