''Xenorhabdus miraniensis'' 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 a ''
Steinernema
Steinernema is a genus of nematodes in the family of Steinernematidae. The genus ''Steinernema'' is named after the nematologist Gotthold Steiner.
Life cycle
Species form symbiotic relationships with ''Xenorhabdus'' and '' Photorhabdus'' ba ...
'' species from
Mirani in
Australia
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.
[ ''Xenorhabdus miraniensis'' produces the ]antibiotics
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention o ...
xenocoumacin and xenorhabdin.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Xenorhabdus miraniensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2006
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