Endosymbiotic microbes from entomopathogenic nematode (EPNs) and their applications as biocontrol agents for agro-environmental sustainability

P Tomar, N Thakur, AN Yadav - Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest …, 2022 - Springer
Background The biological diversity on planet earth is declining day by day, due to different
factors such as excessive applications of pesticides. The utilization of chemical pesticides …

Evolution and taxonomy of nematode-associated entomopathogenic bacteria of the genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus: an overview

E Sajnaga, W Kazimierczak - Symbiosis, 2020 - Springer
Entomopathogenic bacteria from the genera Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus are closely
related Gram-negative bacilli from the family Enterobacteriaceae (γ-Proteobacteria). They …

Basic laboratory and field manual for conducting research with the entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema and Heterorhabditis, and their bacterial symbionts

S Hazir, H Kaya, M Touray, H Cimen… - Turkish Journal of …, 2022 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Broad spectrum chemical pesticides are harmful to humans and other nontarget organisms.
Biological control, which entails the use of natural enemies, is a viable alternative. Isolation …

Diversity, biology and evolutionary relationships

SP Stock - Nematode pathogenesis of insects and other pests …, 2015 - Springer
Nematodes are among the most abundant organisms on Earth, as they exist in almost every
possible habitat and ecosystem (Bernard, 1992; De Ley, 2006; Ettema, 1998; Powers et al …

Whole-genome-based revisit of Photorhabdus phylogeny: proposal for the elevation of most Photorhabdus subspecies to the species level and description of one …

RAR Machado, D Wüthrich… - … of systematic and …, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
Bacterial symbionts are crucial for the infectivity and success of entomopathogenic
nematodes as biological control agents. The current understanding of the symbiotic …

Selective Toxicity of Secondary Metabolites from the Entomopathogenic Bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens sonorensis against Selected Plant Parasitic …

A Kusakabe, C Wang, Y Xu, I Molnár… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Entomopathogenic Photorhabdus bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae: Gamma-
proteobacteria), the natural symbionts of Heterorhabditis nematodes, are a rich source for …

Photorhabdus spp.: An Overview of the Beneficial Aspects of Mutualistic Bacteria of Insecticidal Nematodes

MMM Abd-Elgawad - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current approaches to sustainable agricultural development aspire to use safer means
to control pests and pathogens. Photorhabdus bacteria that are insecticidal symbionts of …

Photorhabdus heterorhabditis subsp. aluminescens subsp. nov., Photorhabdus heterorhabditis subsp. heterorhabditis subsp. nov., Photorhabdus australis subsp …

RAR Machado, A Muller, SM Ghazal… - … of Systematic and …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Three Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria, BA1T, Q614T and
PB68. 1T, isolated from the digestive system of Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] From soil to host: Discovering the tripartite interactions between entomopathogenic nematodes, symbiotic bacteria and insect pests and related challenges

NS Kallali, A Ouijja, K Goura, SE Laasli… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are emerging as key agents in ecological networks,
exhibiting a wide range of interactions with other biotic components, in particular their …

Photorhabdus heterorhabditis sp. nov., a symbiont of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis zealandica

T Ferreira, CA van Reenen, A Endo… - … of systematic and …, 2014 - microbiologyresearch.org
The bacterial symbionts SF41T and SF783 were isolated from populations of the insect
pathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis zealandica collected in South Africa. Both strains …