Abstract
The physiology of a newly recognized Serratia species, termed South African Caenorhabditis briggsae Isolate (SCBI), which is both a nematode mutualist and an insect pathogen, was investigated and compared to that of Serratia marcescens Db11, a broad-host-range pathogen. The two Serratia strains had comparable levels of virulence for Manduca sexta and similar cytotoxic activity patterns, but motility and lipase and hemolytic activities differed significantly between them.
Department
Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Journal Title
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Petersen, L. and L.S. Tisa. 2012. Influence of Temperature on the Physiology and Virulence of the Insect Pathogen Serratia sp. Strain SCBI. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78:8840-8844 (doi:10.11268/AEM02580.12)
Comments
This is an article published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology in 2012, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02580-12