Xenorhabdus is a genus of bacteria that kills pests, and is released by the nematode Steinernema. ==Lifecycle== Xenorhabdus spp. are motile, Gram-negative enterobacteria that form mutualistic associations with entomopathogenic soil nematodes in the genus Steinernema and are pathogenic towards a variety of insects. In the nematode, Xenorhabdus spp....
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(from the article `aschelminth`) Bacteria form mutually beneficial associations (symbiosis) with nematodes. The insect-pathogenic nematodes Steinernema and Heterorhabditis carry ...
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