Virulence of <em>Photorhabdus</em> spp.: Examining the Roles of Environment, Evolution, and Genetics in Insect Mortality
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) (genera Heterorhabditis and Steinernema) kill their invertebrate hosts with the aid of a mutualistic bacterium. The bacteria (Xenorhabdus spp. for steinernematids and Photorhabdus spp. for heterorhabditids) are primarily responsible for killing the host and providin...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2015
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6163 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7163&context=etd |