Identification of genes involved in the mutualistic colonization of the nematode <Emphasis Type="Italic">Heterorhabditis bacteriophora</Emphasis> by the bacterium <Emphasis Type="Italic">Photorhabdus luminescens</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Catherine A Easom Susan A Joyce David J Clarke |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Ireland;(2) Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, BA2 7AY, UK |
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Abstract: | Background
Photorhabdus are Gram negative entomopathogenic bacteria that also have a mutualistic association with nematodes from the family Heterorhabditis. An essential part of this symbiosis is the ability of the bacterium to colonize the gut of the freeliving form of the nematode
called the infective juvenile (IJ). Although the colonization process (also called transmission) has been described phenomonologically
very little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Therefore, in this study, we were interested in identifying
genes in Photorhabdus that are important for IJ colonization. |
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