''Xenorhabdus poinarii'' 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 ...
s ''
Steinernema glaseri'' and ''
Steinernema cubanum
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 ...
''.
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External links
Type strain of ''Xenorhabdus poinarii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 1983
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