Photorhabdus Luminescens Bacteria: Discovery, Life Cycle, Phenotypes, And Biosynthesis Of Secondary Metabolites

Discovery of PhotorhabdusDiscuss about the Photorhabdus luminescens Bacteria.
Photorhabdus luminescens bacteria, belongs to the family Enterobactriaceae, and acts as a lethal pathogen for the insects. The bacteria reside in the gut of the nematode of family Heterorhabditidae, in a symbiotic association (Murfin et al, 2012). The life cycle of these bacteria shows a strange switch between virulent and the avirulent form, depending upon th…