Photorhabdus
"Photorhabdus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-negative bacteria existing symbiotically with nematodes of the family Heterorhabditidae (see RHABDITOIDEA). These nematodes infect a variety of soil-dwelling insects. Upon entering an insect host, the nematode releases Photorhabdus from its intestinal tract and the bacterium establishes a lethal septicemia in the insect.
Descriptor ID |
D020637
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MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.425.590 B03.660.250.150.545
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