About The Medical Condition Photorhabdus luminescens
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Photorhabdus luminescens
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Photorhabdus luminescens?
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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