Analyses of Xenorhabdus griffiniae genomes reveal two distinct sub-species that display intra-species variation due to prophages

JK Heppert, RM Awori, M Cao, G Chen, J McLeish… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Nematodes of the genus Steinernema and their Xenorhabdus bacterial
symbionts are lethal entomopathogens that are useful in the biocontrol of insect pests, as …

Genomes of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema hermaphroditum and its associated bacteria

EM Schwarz, A Baniya, JK Heppert, HT Schwartz… - bioRxiv, 2025 - biorxiv.org
As an entomopathogenic nematode (EPN), Steinernema hermaphroditum parasitizes insect
hosts and harbors symbiotic Xenorhabdus griffinae bacteria. In contrast to other …