Travelling Bacteria: Phoresy

  • Aurelio Ciancio
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Abstract

Examples of phoretic links with bacteria observed in some invertebrate groups are reviewed. They include insects transporting bacteria, symbionts horizontal transmission and the insect-killing bacteria associated to entomopathogenic nematodes. Other bacterial phoresis are reviewed for slug parasites, grass galling nematodes and microbiovorous species, and anellids.

Keywords

Anguina Corynebacteria Entomopathogens Heterorhabditis Nematodes Phasmarhabditis Photorhabdus Rhabditidae Steinernema Transport Xenorhabdus 
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  • Aurelio Ciancio
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  1. 1.Sustainable Plant Protection InstituteNational Research CouncilBariItaly

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