Discovery of a new highly pathogenic toxin involved in insect sepsis

Discovery of a new highly pathogenic toxin involved in insect sepsis

ABSTRACT Insect sepsis is a severe consequence that arises from the invasion of the hemocoel by symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes and bacteria. In the present study, we unveiled the heightened virulence of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae and the entomopathogenic bacteria Xeno...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuan Zhang, Hao Li, Fang Wang, Chang Liu, Gadi V. P. Reddy, Hu Li, Zhihong Li, Yucheng Sun, Zihua Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Steinernema
Xenorhabdus
phenotypic variation
apoptosis
Kyn pathway
actinomycin D
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01422-23

Internet

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01422-23

Similar Items