About The Medical Condition Photorhabdus

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Photorhabdus

Photorhabdus Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Photorhabdus Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Photorhabdus?

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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