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Description of Xenorhabdus magdalenensis sp. nov., the symbiotic bacterium associated with Steinernema australe.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Aug 2012
Tailliez Patrick, Pagès Sylvie, Edgington Steve, Tymo Lukasz M, Buddie Alan G
Abstract excerpt
A symbiotic bacterium, strain IMI 397775(T), was isolated from the insect-pathogenic nematode Steinernema australe. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, this bacterial isolate was shown to belong to the genus Xenorhabdus, in agreement with the genus of its nematode host. The accurate phylogenetic position of this new isolate was defined using a multigene approach and showed that isolate IMI...
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