Life cycle of the entomopathogenic bacteria–nematode complex and the pangenomic approach used in this study. (IMAGE)
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Life cycle of the entomopathogenic bacteria–nematode complex and the pangenomic approach used in this study. Bacteria of the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus live as symbionts in the intestines of soil-dwelling nematodes of the genera Heterorhabditis and Steinernema. The nematodes infect insect larvae in which they inject the bacteria. The bacteria in turn kill the insect larvae, which then become a food source for both bacteria and nematodes. Despite its complexity, this tripartite model system can be studied in the laboratory in various sub-combinations and at all life stages.
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MPI f. Terrestrial Microbiology/ Shi
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