Friend and Foe: the Two Faces of Xenorhabdus Nematophila

Overview

Journal Nat Rev Microbiol

Specialties Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

Date 2007 Jul 10

PMID 17618298

Citations 83

Authors

Erin E Herbert

Heidi Goodrich-Blair

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Abstract

Comparisons of mutualistic and pathogenic relationships are necessary to decipher the common language of microorganism-host interactions, as well as the subtle differences in dialect that distinguish types of symbiosis. One avenue towards making such comparisons is to study a single organism that speaks both dialects, such as the gamma-proteobacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila. X. nematophila inhabits and influences the lives of two host animals, helping one to reproduce optimally while killing the other.

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