Draft Genomes of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and its symbiont from Southwestern China

Yanjun Man; Zhen Wang; Zhidong Wang; Ning Yang; Sizhuo Zhang; Ziduan Han

doi:10.2478/jofnem-2026-0016

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Draft Genomes of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and its symbiont from Southwestern China

Journal of Nematology

Volume 58 (2026): Issue 1 (February 2026)

By: Yanjun Man, Zhen Wang, Zhidong Wang, Ning Yang, Sizhuo Zhang and Ziduan Han

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|May 2026

Abstract

Heterorhabditis nematodes have been widely exploited as effective biological control agents. Their pathogenicity largely relies on their bacterial symbionts. Here we present the genome assemblies and annotations of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and its symbiotic bacterium Photorhabdus laumondii, isolated from Yunnan, China, along with comparative genomic analyses against the type strain TT01 from Australia.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2026-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X

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Language: English

Page range: 186 - 188

Submitted on: Mar 10, 2026

Accepted on: May 13, 2026

Published on: May 28, 2026

Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

Bacterial symbiont,

Entomopathogenic nematode,

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora,

Photorhabdus laumondii

Related subjects:

Life sciences,

Life sciences, other

© 2026 Yanjun Man, Zhen Wang, Zhidong Wang, Ning Yang, Sizhuo Zhang, Ziduan Han, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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