| Description of Xenorhabdus magdalenensis sp. nov., the symbiotic bacterium associated with Steinernema australe. | The symbiotic bacterium (IMI 397775T, DSM 24915T) was isolated from the insect-pathogenic nematode Steinernema australe. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, this bacterial isolate was shown to belong to the genus Xenorhabdus in agreement with the genus of its nematode-host. The accurate phylogenetic position of this new isolate was defined using a multigene approach and showed that isolate IMI 397775T shares a common ancestor with X. doucetiae FRM16 T and X. romanii PR06-AT, the s ... | 2011 | 21948091 |