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Photorhabdus
Subject h. Photorhabdus Subject h. Photorhabdus Entry terms Photorhabdus luminescens
Xenorhabdus luminescensEnglish X references Photorhabdus luminescens
Xenorhabdus luminescensScope note in English 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. 
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