The golden death bacillus Chryseobacterium nematophagum is a novel matrix digesting pathogen of nematodes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nematodes represent important pathogens of humans and farmed animals and cause significant health and economic impacts. The control of nematodes is primarily carried out by applying a limited number of anthelmintic compounds, for which there is now widespread resistance being reported. There is a current unmet need to develop novel control measures including the identification and characterisation of natural pathogens of nematodes.

Results

Nematode killing bacilli were isolated from a rotten fruit in association with wild free-living nematodes. These bacteria belong to the Chryseobacterium genus (golden bacteria) and represent a new species named Chryseobacterium nematophagum. These bacilli are oxidase-positive, flexirubin-pigmented, gram-negative rods that exhibi

SUBMITTER: Page AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394051 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature