Nematode symbiont for Photorhabdus asymbiotica.
Photorhabdus asymbiotica is an emerging bacterial pathogen that causes locally invasive soft tissue and disseminated bacteremic infections in the United States and Australia. Although the source of infection was previously unknown, we report that the bacterium is found in a symbiotic association with an insect-pathogenic soil nematode of the genus Heterorhabditis.
Gerrard
John G
JG
Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, Queensland, Australia. jgerrard@bigpond.net.au
Joyce
Susan A
SA
Clarke
David J
DJ
ffrench-Constant
Richard H
RH
Nimmo
Graeme R
GR
Looke
David F M
DF
Feil
Edward J
EJ
Pearce
Lucy
L
Waterfield
Nick R
NR
D000818:Animals; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009348:Nematoda / Q000382:microbiology; D020637:Photorhabdus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013559:Symbiosis