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R-type bacteriocins of Xenorhabdus bovienii determine the outcome of interspecies competition in a natural host environment.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Nov 2020
Thappeta Kishore Reddy Venkata, Ciezki Kristin, Morales-Soto Nydia, Wesener Shane, Goodrich-Blair Heidi, Stock S Patricia, Forst Steven
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Xenorhabdus species are bacterial symbionts of Steinernema nematodes and pathogens of susceptible insects. Different species of Steinernema nematodes carrying specific species of Xenorhabdus can invade the same insect, thereby setting up competition for nutrients within the insect environment. While Xenorhabdus species produce both diverse antibiotic compounds and prophage-derived R-type bacteriocins...
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