"Photorhabdus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-negative bacteria existing symbiotically with nematodes of the family Heterorhabditidae (see RHABDITOIDEA). These nematodes infect a variety of soil-dwelling insects. Upon entering an insect host, the nematode releases Photorhabdus from its intestinal tract and the bacterium establishes a lethal septicemia in the insect.
| Descriptor ID |
D020637
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.425.590 B03.660.250.150.545
|
| Concept/Terms |
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Photorhabdus".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Photorhabdus".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Photorhabdus" by people in this website by year, and whether "Photorhabdus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Photorhabdus" by people in Profiles.