Bacterium
photorhabdus
Subclass of:
Enterobacteriaceae
Definitions related to photorhabdus:
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A genus of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Enterobacteriaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of gram-negative bacteria existing symbiotically with nematodes of the family Heterorhabditidae. These nematodes infect a variety of soil-dwelling insects. Upon entering an insect host, the nematode releases Photorhabdus from its intestinal tract and the bacterium establishes a lethal septicemia in the insect.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Photorhabdus genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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