"''Chryseobacterium nematophagum''" is a
Gram-negative,
aerobic and
rod-shaped
A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name ''Bacillu ...
bacteria in the genus ''
Chryseobacterium
''Chryseobacterium'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. ''Chryseobacterium'' species are chemoorganotrophic, rod shape gram-negative bacteria. ''Chryseobacterium'' form typical yellow-orange color colonies due to flexirubin-type pigment. The g ...
'', which was first isolated from ''
Caenorhabditis briggsae''
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
s in rotting apples in France.
It exhibits
gliding motility. After ingestion by a nematode, they attack it from within, breaking down its
extracellular matrices and killing it.
[ ] In laboratory tests ''C. nematophagum'' infected and killed a wide variety of nematodes, including the model organism ''
Caenorhabditis elegans
''Caenorhabditis elegans'' () is a free-living transparent nematode about 1 mm in length that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek ''caeno-'' (recent), ''rhabditis'' (ro ...
'', and the vertebrate parasites ''
Ancylostoma caninum'', ''
Cooperia curtecei'', ''
Cooperia oncophera'', ''
Haemonchus contortus'', ''
Nippostrongylus brasiliensis'', ''
Ostertagia ostertagi
''Ostertagia ostertagi'', commonly known as the medium stomach worm or brown stomach worm, is a parasitic nematode (round worm) of cattle. ''O. ostertagi'' can also be found to a lesser extent in sheep, goats, wild ruminants, and horses. It cau ...
'', ''
Parastrongyloides trichosura'' and ''
Trichostrongylus vitrinus
''Trichostrongylus'' species are nematodes (round worms), which are ubiquitous among herbivores worldwide, including cattle, sheep, donkeys, goats, deer, and rabbits.Garcia LS, editor. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology. 5 ed. Washington, DC: ASM Pr ...
''.
References
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nematophagum
Bacteria described in 2019