From Insect to Man: Photorhabdus Sheds Light on the Emergence of Human Pathogenicity.

From Insect to Man: Photorhabdus Sheds Light on the Emergence of Human Pathogenicity.

Photorhabdus are highly effective insect pathogenic bacteria that exist in a mutualistic relationship with Heterorhabditid nematodes. Unlike other members of the genus, Photorhabdus asymbiotica can also infect humans. Most Photorhabdus cannot replicate above 34°C, limiting their host-range to poikil...

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Main Authors: Geraldine Mulley, Michael L Beeton, Paul Wilkinson, Isabella Vlisidou, Nina Ockendon-Powell, Alexia Hapeshi, Nick J Tobias, Friederike I Nollmann, Helge B Bode, Jean van den Elsen, Richard H ffrench-Constant, Nicholas R Waterfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144937
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