Transcriptomic analysis of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora TTO1.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and its symbiotic bacterium, Photorhabdus luminescens, are important biological control agents of insect pests. This nematode-bacterium-insect association represents an emerging tripartite model for research on mutualistic and parasitic symbioses. Elucidation of mechanisms underlying these biological processes may serve as a foundation for improving the biological control potential of the nematode-bacterium complex. This large-scale expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis effort enables gene discovery and development of microsatellite markers. These ESTs will also aid in the annotation of the upcoming complete genome sequence of H. bacteriophora.

Results

A total of 31,485 high quality ESTs were generated fr

SUBMITTER: Bai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2686736 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature