''Xenorhabdus magdalenensis'' is a bacterium from the genus of ''
Xenorhabdus
''Xenorhabdus'' is a genus of motile, gram-negative bacteria from the family of the Morganellaceae. All the species of the genus are only known to live in symbiosis with soil entomopathogenic nematodes from the genus ''Steinernema''.
Although no ...
'' which has been isolated from the
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
''
Steinernema australe'' which has been isolated from the
Isla Magdalena National Park
The Isla Magdalena national park (Spanish: '' Parque Nacional Isla Magdalena '') is a protected area in Magdalena Island, Patagonia, Chile. It was created in 1967 as Forest Reserve and was reclassified as a National Park in 1983.
Puerto Gavio ...
on
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Xenorhabdus magdalenensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2012
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