Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4505434 | Biological Control | 2006 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
Nematodes are one of the most abundant animals on earth, and bacteria comprise the most biologically and phylogenetically diverse domains of organisms. On at least two separate occasions a soil dwelling nematode and a bacterium have entered into a mutualistic, insecticidal association. From such origins arose two distinct lineages of nematode–bacterium entomopathogens, Steinernema–Xenorhabdus and Heterorhabditis–Photorhabdus. Herein, we present a summary and discussion of the known evolutionary diversity and systematics of these two groups relative to other nematodes and bacteria, and their shared evolutionary history.
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Authors
Byron J. Adams, Andras Fodor, Heather S. Koppenhöfer, Erko Stackebrandt, S. Patricia Stock, Michael G. Klein,