Photorhabdus africana sp. nov. isolated from Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes.

ABSTRACT: One Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterial strain, isolated from an undescribed Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematode species was characterized to determine its taxonomic position. The 16S rRNA gene sequences indicate that it belongs to the class Gammaproteobacteria, to the family Morganellaceae, to the genus Photorhabdus, and likely represents a novel bacterial species. This strain, designated here as CRI-LC^T, was therefore molecularly, biochemically, and morphologically characterized to describe the novel bacterial species. Phylogenetic reconstructions using 16S rRNA gene sequences show that CRI-LC^T is closely related to P. laumondii subsp. laumondii TT01^T and to P. laumondii subsp. clarkei BOJ-47^T. The 16rRNA gene sequences between CRI-LC

SUBMITTER: Machado RAR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11194217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature