When mutualists are pathogens: An experimental study of the symbioses between Steinernema (entomopathogenic nematodes) and Xenorhabdus (bacteria)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 985-993

  Sicard, M ^a,b   Ferdy, J B ^a   Pages S ^a   Le Brun, N ^a   Godelle, B ^a   Boemare, N ^a   Moulia, C ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Compatibility; Molecular phylogeny; Mutualism; Pathogen; Specialization; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; COEVOLUTION; MUTUALISM; NEMATODE; PATHOGEN; SPECIALIZATION; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMBIOSIS; XENORHABDUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PRIMERS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECTS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; RHABDITIDA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYMBIOSIS; XENORHABDUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

EID: 4444232572     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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