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Analyses of Xenorhabdus griffiniae genomes reveal two distinct sub-species that display intra-species variation due to prophages.
BMC genomics - 15 Nov 2024
Heppert Jennifer K, Awori Ryan Musumba, Cao Mengyi, Chen Grischa, McLeish Jemma, Goodrich-Blair Heidi
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BACKGROUND: Nematodes of the genus Steinernema and their Xenorhabdus bacterial symbionts are lethal entomopathogens that are useful in the biocontrol of insect pests, as sources of diverse natural products, and as research models for mutualism and parasitism. Xenorhabdus play a central role in all aspects of the Steinernema lifecycle, and a deeper understanding of their genomes therefore has the potential to spur...
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