''Xenorhabdus innexi'' is a bacterium from the genus of ''
Xenorhabdus
''Xenorhabdus'' is a genus of motile, gram-negative bacteria from the family of the Morganellaceae. All the species of the genus are only known to live in symbiosis with soil entomopathogenic nematodes from the genus '' Steinernema''.
Although n ...
'' which has been isolated from the
nematode
The nematodes ( or ; ; ), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (h ...
''
Steinernema scapterisci'' in
Uruguay
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External links
Type strain of ''Xenorhabdus innexi'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2005
Enterobacterales
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