Bacteriocinogenesis in cells of Xenorhabdus nematophilus and Photorhabdus luminescens: Enterobacteriaceae associated with entomopathogenic nematodes

1993 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Baghdiguian ◽  
Marie-Hélène Boyer-Giglio ◽  
Jacques-Olivier Thaler ◽  
Guy Bonnot ◽  
Noël Boemare
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Mardianto Harahap ◽  
Didik Sulistyanto

Local isolates of entomopathogenic nematodes are symbiotically associated with bacteria of the genus Xenorhabdus or Photorhabdus. Symbiont bacteria isolated from local isolates of entomopathogenic nematode (Pujon, Cemoro Lawang and X. nematophilus) were identical with Xenorhabdus spp and isolate of Ngadas was identical with Photorhabdus luminescens. Some isolates, such as Xenorhabdus (isolate of Pujon) and P. luminescens (isolate of Ngadas) has a high virulence when the bacteria was injected into insect haemocoel. High virulence was indicated by Xenorhabdus nematophilus when it was applied orally.


Nematology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 735-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parwinder S. Grewal ◽  
Edwin E. Lewis ◽  
Sudha Venkatachari

Abstract A possible mechanism of suppression of a plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita by entomopathogenic nematodes is described. Heat-killed entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema feltiae and S. riobrave temporarily suppressed penetration of the root-knot nematode M. incognita into tomato roots, but live nematodes had no effect. Infective juvenile M. incognita were repelled from all entomopathogenic nematode treatments that included their symbiotic bacteria. They were repelled by Galleria mellonella cadavers infected with S. carpocapsae, S. feltiae, and S. riobrave and from cell-free culture filtrates of the symbiotic bacteria Xenorhabdus nematophilus, X. bovienii, and Xenorhabdus sp. "R" from the three nematode species, respectively. Cell-free filtrates from all three Xenorhabdus spp. were toxic to M. incognita infective juveniles causing 98-100% mortality at 15% concentration. Cell-free filtrate of Xenorhabdus sp. "R" also reduced the hatch of M. incognita eggs. Application of formulated bacterial cell-free filtrates temporarily suppressed M. incognita penetration into tomato roots in a greenhouse trial. The short-term effects of cell-free bacterial filtrates, namely toxicity and repellency, were almost entirely due to ammonium. These results demonstrate allelopathic interactions between plant-parasitic nematodes, entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbiotic bacteria. The likely role of allelopathy in the suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes by innundative applications of entomopathogenic nematodes is discussed. Allelopathie: Ein moglicher Mechanismus zur Unterdruckung pflanzenparasitarer Nematoden durch insektenpathogene Nematoden - Es wird ein moglicher Mechanismus zur Unterdruckung des pflanzenparasitaren Nematoden Meloidogyne incognita durch insektenpathogene Nematoden beschrieben. Durch Hitze abgetotete insektenpathogene Nematoden Steinernema feltiae und S. riobrave underdruckten das Eindringen des Wurzelgallenalchens M. incognita in Tomatenwurzeln, lebende Nematoden hatten keine Wirkung. Infektionsjuvenile von M. incognita wurden von allen Behandlungen mit insektenpathogenen Nematoden abgestossen, die auch die symbiontischen Bakterien einschlossen. Sie wurden durch die Kadaver von Galleria mellonella abgestossen, die mit S. carpocapsae, S. feltiae und S. riobrave infiziert waren sowie durch zellfreie Kultursubstrate der symbiontischen Bakterien Xenorhabdus nematophilus, X. bovienii und Xenorhabdus sp. "R" aus den drei genannten Nematodenarten. Zellfreie Kultursubstrate von allen drei Xenorhabdus spp. waren giftig fur die Infektionsjuvenilen von M. incognita und verursachten in einer Konzentration von 15% Abtotungsraten von 98-100%. Zellfreie Kultursubstrate von Xenorhabdus sp. "R" vermiderten ausserdem das Schlupfen von M. incognita-Eiern. In einem Gewachshausversuch unterdruckten formulierte zellfreie Bakterienfiltrate vorubergehend das Eindringen von M. incognita in Tomatenwurzeln. Die Kurzzeitwirkungen von zellfreien Bakterien filtraten, namentlich Giftigkeit und Abstossung, waren nahezu ganz bedingt durch Ammoniak. Diese Ergebnisse zeigen das Vorhandensein von allelopathischen Wechselwirkungen zwischen pflanzenparasitaren Nematoden, insektenpathogenen Nematoden und deren symbiontischen Bakterien. Die wahrscheinliche Rolle von Allelopathie bei der Unterdruckung pflanzenparasitarer Nematoden durch eine Massenanwendung insektenpathogener Nematoden wird diskutiert.


Nematology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 917-925
Author(s):  
Akanksha Upadhyay ◽  
Sharad Mohan

Summary Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are excellent biological control agents possessing recycling ability as one of their major attributes. We report the presence of asymptomatic bacteria that can lead to disrupted or low progeny production in Heterorhabditis indica. In a one-to-one in vitro competitive bioassay with contaminants associated with H. indica cuticle, there was a significant suppression in the growth of Sphingomonas koreensis when stressed with the nematode symbiont Photorhabdus luminescens; however, P. luminescens was suppressed when sandwiched between Ochrobactrum anthropi. Bacillus bombysepticus associated with laboratory-reared Galleria when stressed by P. luminescens was significantly suppressed, but not so in the reverse assay. Both O. anthropi and B. bombysepticus were found to be insecticidal to Galleria larvae when fed orally. Tripartite interactive studies on the growth and multiplication of H. indica-P. luminescens symbionts in Galleria larvae, predisposed to S. koreensis, revealed no significant difference initially in the hermaphrodite formation, but subsequently there was a significant decline in the formation of amphimictic females and the final production of infective juveniles. In in vitro studies, none of the contaminants supported the growth and development of axenic H. indica. Adequate precautions should be taken to maintain proper hygiene to eliminate such contaminants while culturing the Galleria and EPN for use in the biological control of insects.


1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce H Bleakley ◽  
Xiang Chen

Most characterized strains of the bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens are symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes, whereas other strains have been isolated from human clinical specimens. The ability of P. luminescens strains to survive and grow in soil has received limited attention, with some studies indicating these bacteria have little or no ability to persist in soil. Survival and (or) growth of P. luminescens strains in previously sterilized soil, and examination of different soil amendments on their numbers in soil, have not been previously reported. Entomopathogenic P. luminescens (ATCC 29999) and a human clinical isolate (ATCC 43949) were introduced into a soil that had been sterilized by autoclaving, with or without different soil amendments, and bacterial numbers were estimated over time by viable plate count. In the previously sterilized soil receiving no exogenous amendments, numbers fell drastically over a week's time, followed by an increase in numbers by day 30. Treatments involving the addition of calcium carbonate and gelatin or casamino acids to soil usually resulted in higher bacterial numbers. For some sampling dates and soil treatments, there were statistically significant differences between the numbers of the two bacterial strains recovered from soil. The two strains of P. luminescens used in this study were able to survive and grow after being inoculated into previously sterilized soil.Key words: Photorhabdus luminescens, survival, soil.


Genomics Data ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 46-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagesh Mandadi ◽  
Christopher Hendrickson ◽  
Savithri Handanahal ◽  
Thippeswamy Rajappa ◽  
Nikhita Pai ◽  
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