Hamiltonella defensa

Hamiltonella defensa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Hamiltonella
Species: H. defensa
Binomial name
Hamiltonella defensa
Moran et al., 2005

Hamiltonella defensa is a species of bacteria, that lives as a endosymbiont of aphids.[1] It shows a relationship with Photorhabdus species, together with Regiella insecticola. Together with other endosymbionts, it provides aphids protection against parasitoids.[2] It is known to habitate Bemisia tabaci.[3]

References

  1. Moran, N. A.; Russell, J. A.; Koga, R.; Fukatsu, T. (2005). "Evolutionary Relationships of Three New Species of Enterobacteriaceae Living as Symbionts of Aphids and Other Insects". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71 (6): 3302–3310. doi:10.1128/AEM.71.6.3302-3310.2005. ISSN 0099-2240.
  2. Degnan, P. H.; Yu, Y.; Sisneros, N.; Wing, R. A.; Moran, N. A. (2009). "Hamiltonella defensa, genome evolution of protective bacterial endosymbiont from pathogenic ancestors". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (22): 9063–9068. doi:10.1073/pnas.0900194106. ISSN 0027-8424.
  3. Rao, Q.; Wang, S.; Su, Y.-L.; Bing, X.-L.; Liu, S.-S.; Wang, X.-W. (2012). "Draft Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa," an Endosymbiont of the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci". Journal of Bacteriology. 194 (13): 3558–3558. doi:10.1128/JB.00069-12. ISSN 0021-9193.


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