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Public Library of Science, PLoS Pathogens, 3(8), p. e1002527, 2012

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002527

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An Entomopathogenic Nematode by Any Other Name

Journal article published in 2012 by Adler R. Dillman, John M. Chaston, Byron J. Adams, Todd A. Ciche, Heidi Goodrich-Blair, S. Patricia Stock, S. Patricia Stock, Paul W. Sternberg ORCID
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Abstract

Among the diversity of insect-parasitic nematodes, entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are distinct, cooperating with insect-pathogenic bacteria to kill insect hosts. EPNs have adapted specific mechanisms to associate with and transmit bacteria to insect hosts. New discoveries have expanded this guild of nematodes and refine our understanding of the nature and evolution of insect–nematode associations. Here, we clarify the meaning of “entomopathogenic” in nematology and argue that EPNs must rapidly kill their hosts with the aid of bacterial partners and must pass on the associated bacteria to future generations.