Reprint of “Biodiversity and systematics of nematode–bacterium entomopathogens” [Biol. Control 37 (2006) 32–49]

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 ori...

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Published in:Biological control 2006-07, Vol.38 (1), p.4-21
Main Authors: Adams, Byron J., Fodor, Andras, Koppenhöfer, Heather S., Stackebrandt, Erko, Patricia Stock, S., Klein, Michael G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Entomopathogenic nematodes
Evolution
Heterorhabditis
Mutualism
Photorhabdus
Steinernema
Symbiosis
Systematics
Taxonomy
Xenorhabdus
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1049-9644
1090-2112
DOI:10.1016/S1049-9644(06)00126-5