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SUBMITTER: Rodou A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3153242 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodou Athina A Ankrah Dennis O DO Stathopoulos Christos C
Toxins 20100601 6
Photorhabdus luminescens is a nematode-symbiotic, gram negative, bioluminescent bacterium, belonging to the family of Enterobacteriaceae. Recent studies show the importance of this bacterium as an alternative source of insecticides, as well as an emerging human pathogen. Various toxins have been identified and characterized in this bacterium. These toxins are classified into four major groups: the toxin complexes (Tcs), the Photorhabdus insect related (Pir) proteins, the "makes caterpillars flop ...[more]