Genus of entomopathogenic Nematodes, which contain symbiotically living enterobacteriaceae of the genus Xenorhabdus. Inveniles of the worm enter the insects and often kill them during development just after having produced progeny as adults. Fitness of the worms is apparently dependent on their bacteria.
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(2016). Steinernema. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_2982
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