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The slug parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita associates with complex and variable bacterial assemblages that do not affect its virulence.
- Source :
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Journal of invertebrate pathology [J Invertebr Pathol] 2010 Jul; Vol. 104 (3), pp. 222-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 28. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita is a nematode parasite of slugs that is commercially reared in monoxenic culture with the bacterium Moraxella osloensis and sold as a biological molluscicide. However, its bacterial associations when reared in vivo in slugs are unknown. We show that when reared in vivo in slugs, P. hermaphrodita does not retain M. osloensis and associates with complex and variable bacterial assemblages that do not influence its virulence. This is in marked contrast to the entomopathogenic nematodes that form highly specific mutualistic associations with Enterobacteriaceae that are specifically retained during in vivo growth.<br /> ((c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Gastropoda parasitology
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Moraxella physiology
Moraxellaceae Infections metabolism
Moraxellaceae Infections mortality
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rhabditoidea physiology
Survival Rate
Virulence
Gastropoda microbiology
Moraxella pathogenicity
Moraxellaceae Infections veterinary
Pest Control, Biological methods
Rhabditoidea microbiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1096-0805
- Volume :
- 104
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of invertebrate pathology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20433847
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2010.04.008