| NCIMB number | NCIMB 9965 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | Yes |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Xenorhabdus nematophilus |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Achromobacter nematophilus |
| Other catalogue information | Found in the intestine of certain nematodes of the genus Neoaplectana and in the body cavity of insects attacked by these nematodes |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | CM55, 30C, 24hr: good growth, butyrous consistency |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth/Moist |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Colourless |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | variable |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Cellular Flagella | Peritrichous |
| Cellular (Other) | Straight Axis, Parallel Sides, Rounded Ends |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Intestinal lumen of Neoaplectana sp. |
| Isolated by | Poiner & Thomas |
| Date of Accession | 01/02/1967 |
| History | G.O.Poinar -- G.M.Thomas |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC19061 CCEB786 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Poinar G.O. and Thomas G.M. (1965) Int. Bull. bact. Nomencl. Taxon. 15 p249. A new bacterium, Achromobacter nematophilus sp. nov. associated with a nematode. Thomas G.M. and Poinar G.O. (1979) Int. J. syst. Bact. 29 pp352-360. Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic, hematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The tmRNA website: reductive evolution of tmRNA in plastids and other endosymbionts, Nucleic Acids Res 32(Databaseissue), D104-D108, 2004 (Unknown), Int Bull Bacteriol Nomencl Taxon 15, 249, 1965 Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. List No. 47, Int J Syst Bacteriol 43, 864-865, 1993 Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Int J Syst Bacteriol 30, 225-420, 1980 Inability of the polyphasic approach to systematics to determine the relatedness of the genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus, Int J Syst Bacteriol 45(2), 379-381, 1995 Phylogenetic relationships of entomopathogenic nematophilic bacteria: Xenorhabdus spp. and Photorhabdus sp, J Basic Microbiol 36(5), 351-354, 1996 Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic, nematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, Int J Syst Bacteriol 29, 352-360, 1979 A numerical taxonomic study of the genus Xenorhabdus (Enterobacteriaceae) and proposed elevation of the subspecies of X. nematophilus to species, J Gen Microbiol 134(7), 1835-1845, 1988 Amended description of the genus Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar, Int J Syst Bacteriol 33, 878-879, 1983 Early colonization events in the mutualistic association between Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes and Xenorhabdus nematophila bacteria, J Bacteriol 185(10), 3147-3154, 2003 Expression and activity of a Xenorhabdus nematophila haemolysin required for full virulence towards Manduca sexta insects, Cell Microbiol 7(2), 209-219, 2005 Identification and functional characterization of a Xenorhabdus nematophila oligopeptide permease, Appl Environ Microbiol 70(9), 5621-5627, 2004 Identification of Xenorhabdus nematophila genes required for mutualistic colonization of Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes, Mol Microbiol 45(5), 1337-1353, 2002 Inactivation of a novel gene produces a phenotypic variant cell and affects the symbiotic behavior of Xenorhabdus nematophilus, Appl Environ Microbiol 66(4), 1622-1628, 2000 Phase Variation in Xenorhabdus nematophilus, Appl Environ Microbiol 64(4), 1188-1193, 1998 Swarming and Swimming Changes Concomitant with Phase Variation in Xenorhabdus nematophilus, Appl Environ Microbiol 61(4), 1408-1413, 1995 The entomopathogenic bacterial endosymbionts xenorhabdus and photorhabdus: convergent lifestyles from divergent genomes, PLoS One 6(11), e27909, 2011 The global regulator Lrp contributes to mutualism, pathogenesis and phenotypic variation in the bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila, Cell Microbiol 9(5), 1311-1323, 2007 The hmsHFRS operon of Xenorhabdus nematophila is required for biofilm attachment to Caenorhabditis elegans, Appl Environ Microbiol 74(14), 4509-4515, 2008 Xenorhabdus nematophila requires an intact iscRSUA-hscBA-fdx operon to colonize Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes, J Bacteriol 185(12), 3678-3682, 2003 Xenorhabdus nematophilus as a model for host-bacterium interactions: rpoS is necessary for mutualism with nematodes, J Bacteriol 183(16), 4687-4693, 2001 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 9965 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | Yes |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Xenorhabdus nematophilus |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Preserved as | Achromobacter nematophilus |
| Other catalogue information | Found in the intestine of certain nematodes of the genus Neoaplectana and in the body cavity of insects attacked by these nematodes |
| Price band | A |
| Media | 001 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | CM55, 30C, 24hr: good growth, butyrous consistency |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth/Moist |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | Colourless |
| Colony Opacity | Opaque |
| Cellular Shape | Rod |
| Cellular Size | variable |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Cellular Flagella | Peritrichous |
| Cellular (Other) | Straight Axis, Parallel Sides, Rounded Ends |
| Depositor Company | American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) |
| Depositor Address | 12301 Parklawn Drive Rockville Maryland 20852 U.S.A. |
| Source | Intestinal lumen of Neoaplectana sp. |
| Isolated by | Poiner & Thomas |
| Date of Accession | 01/02/1967 |
| History | G.O.Poinar -- G.M.Thomas |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC19061 CCEB786 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Poinar G.O. and Thomas G.M. (1965) Int. Bull. bact. Nomencl. Taxon. 15 p249. A new bacterium, Achromobacter nematophilus sp. nov. associated with a nematode. Thomas G.M. and Poinar G.O. (1979) Int. J. syst. Bact. 29 pp352-360. Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic, hematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The tmRNA website: reductive evolution of tmRNA in plastids and other endosymbionts, Nucleic Acids Res 32(Databaseissue), D104-D108, 2004 (Unknown), Int Bull Bacteriol Nomencl Taxon 15, 249, 1965 Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. List No. 47, Int J Syst Bacteriol 43, 864-865, 1993 Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, Int J Syst Bacteriol 30, 225-420, 1980 Inability of the polyphasic approach to systematics to determine the relatedness of the genera Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus, Int J Syst Bacteriol 45(2), 379-381, 1995 Phylogenetic relationships of entomopathogenic nematophilic bacteria: Xenorhabdus spp. and Photorhabdus sp, J Basic Microbiol 36(5), 351-354, 1996 Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic, nematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, Int J Syst Bacteriol 29, 352-360, 1979 A numerical taxonomic study of the genus Xenorhabdus (Enterobacteriaceae) and proposed elevation of the subspecies of X. nematophilus to species, J Gen Microbiol 134(7), 1835-1845, 1988 Amended description of the genus Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar, Int J Syst Bacteriol 33, 878-879, 1983 Early colonization events in the mutualistic association between Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes and Xenorhabdus nematophila bacteria, J Bacteriol 185(10), 3147-3154, 2003 Expression and activity of a Xenorhabdus nematophila haemolysin required for full virulence towards Manduca sexta insects, Cell Microbiol 7(2), 209-219, 2005 Identification and functional characterization of a Xenorhabdus nematophila oligopeptide permease, Appl Environ Microbiol 70(9), 5621-5627, 2004 Identification of Xenorhabdus nematophila genes required for mutualistic colonization of Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes, Mol Microbiol 45(5), 1337-1353, 2002 Inactivation of a novel gene produces a phenotypic variant cell and affects the symbiotic behavior of Xenorhabdus nematophilus, Appl Environ Microbiol 66(4), 1622-1628, 2000 Phase Variation in Xenorhabdus nematophilus, Appl Environ Microbiol 64(4), 1188-1193, 1998 Swarming and Swimming Changes Concomitant with Phase Variation in Xenorhabdus nematophilus, Appl Environ Microbiol 61(4), 1408-1413, 1995 The entomopathogenic bacterial endosymbionts xenorhabdus and photorhabdus: convergent lifestyles from divergent genomes, PLoS One 6(11), e27909, 2011 The global regulator Lrp contributes to mutualism, pathogenesis and phenotypic variation in the bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila, Cell Microbiol 9(5), 1311-1323, 2007 The hmsHFRS operon of Xenorhabdus nematophila is required for biofilm attachment to Caenorhabditis elegans, Appl Environ Microbiol 74(14), 4509-4515, 2008 Xenorhabdus nematophila requires an intact iscRSUA-hscBA-fdx operon to colonize Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes, J Bacteriol 185(12), 3678-3682, 2003 Xenorhabdus nematophilus as a model for host-bacterium interactions: rpoS is necessary for mutualism with nematodes, J Bacteriol 183(16), 4687-4693, 2001 |