1. Xenorhabdus nematophilus http://ucdnema.ucdavis.edu/imagemap/nemmap/ent156html/slides/fromCD/1939/64B.GIF

3. Overview X. Nematophilus infects insects’ larvae and causes septicemia * Taxology +Class: Gamma- proteobacteria +Order: Enterobateriales + Family: Enterobacteriaceae + Genus: Xenorhabdus - Species: nematophilus

4. History In 1965, X. Nematophilus was discribed by Gerald Thomas and Gorge Poinar – University of California, Berkeley-. In1979, was classified as an Enterobacteriaceae.

6. X. Nematophilus Structure http://mic.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/full/150/5/1439 X. Nematophilus under electron microscopy

8. X. Nematophilus Lifecycle http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118541936/HTMLSTART

9. CpxR controls mutualism and pathogenicity genes. Gene Regulations http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/73/24/7826

10. Recent Research * Bowen DJ, Ensign JC got a patent for the use of the Xenorhabdus’s toxins as a bio- pesticide in 2002