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The great potential of entomopathogenic bacteria Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus for mosquito control: a review

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
The control of insects of medical importance, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are still the only effective way to prevent the transmission of diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika.
Wellington Junior da Silva, Harry Luiz Pilz-Júnior, Ralf Heermann, Onilda Santos da Silva   +3 more
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Diversity of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp. and their symbiotic entomopathogenic nematodes from Thailand.

PLoS ONE, 2012
Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp. are bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs). In this study, we isolated and characterized Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp.
Aunchalee Thanwisai, Sarunporn Tandhavanant, Natnaree Saiprom, Nick R Waterfield, Phan Ke Long, Helge B Bode, Sharon J Peacock, Narisara Chantratita   +7 more
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The entomopathogenic bacterial endosymbionts Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus: convergent lifestyles from divergent genomes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Members of the genus Xenorhabdus are entomopathogenic bacteria that associate with nematodes. The nematode-bacteria pair infects and kills insects, with both partners contributing to insect pathogenesis and the bacteria providing nutrition to the ...
John M Chaston, Garret Suen, Sarah L Tucker, Aaron W Andersen, Archna Bhasin, Edna Bode, Helge B Bode, Alexander O Brachmann, Charles E Cowles, Kimberly N Cowles, Creg Darby, Limaris de Léon, Kevin Drace, Zijin Du, Alain Givaudan, Erin E Herbert Tran, Kelsea A Jewell, Jennifer J Knack, Karina C Krasomil-Osterfeld, Ryan Kukor, Anne Lanois, Phil Latreille, Nancy K Leimgruber, Carolyn M Lipke, Renyi Liu, Xiaojun Lu, Eric C Martens, Pradeep R Marri, Claudine Médigue, Megan L Menard, Nancy M Miller, Nydia Morales-Soto, Stacie Norton, Jean-Claude Ogier, Samantha S Orchard, Dongjin Park, Youngjin Park, Barbara A Qurollo, Darby Renneckar Sugar, Gregory R Richards, Zoé Rouy, Brad Slominski, Kathryn Slominski, Holly Snyder, Brian C Tjaden, Ransome van der Hoeven, Roy D Welch, Cathy Wheeler, Bosong Xiang, Brad Barbazuk, Sophie Gaudriault, Brad Goodner, Steven C Slater, Steven Forst, Barry S Goldman, Heidi Goodrich-Blair   +55 more
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Motility is required for the competitive fitness of entomopathogenic Photorhabdus luminescens during insect infection

BMC Microbiology, 2008
Background Photorhabdus are motile members of the family Enterobactericeae that are pathogenic to insect larvae whilst also maintaining a mutualistic interaction with entomophagous nematodes of the family Heterorhabditiae.
Easom Catherine A, Clarke David J
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The Photorhabdus Virulence Cassettes RRSP-Like Effector Interacts With Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1 and Causes Mitotic Defects in Mammalian Cells

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
The “Photorhabdus virulence cassettes” (PVCs) secreted by Photorhabdus are defined as “extracellular contractile injection systems” (eCISs) and can deliver effectors to eukaryotic hosts for cytotoxicity. Previously, we demonstrated the cryogenic electron
Xia Wang, Jiawei Shen, Feng Jiang, Qi Jin   +3 more
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Comparative Genomics and Pathogenicity Analysis of Two Bacterial Symbionts of Entomopathogenic Nematodes: The Role of the GroEL Protein in Virulence

Microorganisms, 2022
Bacteria of the genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus are symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes. Despite their close phylogenetic relationship, they show differences in their pathogenicity and virulence mechanisms in target insects.
Abraham Rivera-Ramírez, Rosalba Salgado-Morales, Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez, Rebeca Pérez-Martínez, Blanca Inés García-Gómez, Edgar Dantán-González   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Antifungal Activities of Photorhabdus akhurstii and Its Secondary Metabolites against Phytopathogenic Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a phytopathogenic fungus that causes devastating losses in strawberries without effective countermeasures. Members of the genus Photorhabdus exhibit antimicrobial capability and have been found to have the potential for ...
Po-Wen Tu, Jie-Siang Chiu, Chih Lin, Chih-Cheng Chien, Feng-Chia Hsieh, Ming-Che Shih, Yu-Liang Yang   +6 more
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Photorhabdus Species: Bioluminescent Bacteria as Human Pathogens?

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
We report two Australian patients with soft tissue infections due to Photorhabdus species. Recognized as important insect pathogens, Photorhabdus spp. are bioluminescent gram-negative bacilli.
John G. Gerrard, Samantha McNevin, David Alfredson, Ross Forgan-Smith, Neil Fraser   +4 more
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Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Their Symbiotic Bacteria from the National Parks of Thailand and Larvicidal Property of Symbiotic Bacteria against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus

Biology, 2022
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are insect parasitic nematodes of the genera Het-erorhabditis and Steinernema. These nematodes are symbiotically associated with the bacteria, Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus, respectively.
Aunchalee Thanwisai, Paramaporn Muangpat, Wipanee Meesil, Pichamon Janthu, Abdulhakam Dumidae, Chanakan Subkrasae, Jiranun Ardpairin, Sarunporn Tandhavanant, Timothy P. Yoshino, Apichat Vitta   +9 more
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RNA-Sequencing of Heterorhabditis nematodes to identify factors involved in symbiosis with Photorhabdus bacteria

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background Nematodes are a major group of soil inhabiting organisms. Heterorhabditis nematodes are insect-pathogenic nematodes and live in a close symbiotic association with Photorhabdus bacteria.
Chaitra G. Bhat, Roli Budhwar, Jeffrey Godwin, Adler R. Dillman, Uma Rao, Vishal S. Somvanshi   +5 more
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