Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model

Walter Patterson; Devang Upadhyay; Sivanadane Mandjiny; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard; Meredith Storms; Michael Menefee; Leonard D. Holmes

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16

Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model

Walter Patterson, Devang Upadhyay, Sivanadane Mandjiny, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Meredith Storms, Michael Menefee, Leonard D. Holmes

Published in American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 4)

Received: 16 June 2015 Accepted: 25 June 2015 Published: 8 July 2015

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Abstract

Though the intricate relationship between the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and its symbiotic bacterial counterpart Photorhabdus luminescensis generally known; the role of bioluminescence produced by the bacterial symbiont is yet to be identified. The objective of this study was to determine if bacterial luminosity plays a crucial role in attraction of larval insect hosts. This study focused on bacterial bioluminescence produced from both in vitro and in vivo culturing of the bacterial symbiont. The obtained results portrays that the average distance between Galleria mellonellalarvae and the bacterial light source (P. luminescens)decreased in a linear fashion as a function of increasing intensities of luminosity; thereby supporting the hypothesis that bioluminescence offers a symbiotic role to attract insect host larvae.

Published in	American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16
Page(s)	290-294
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Photorhabdus Luminescens, Heterorhabditis Bacteriophora, Symbiosis, Bioluminescence, Biological Control Agent

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Walter Patterson, Devang Upadhyay, Sivanadane Mandjiny, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Meredith Storms, et al. (2015). Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model. American Journal of Life Sciences, 3(4), 290-294. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16

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Walter Patterson; Devang Upadhyay; Sivanadane Mandjiny; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard; Meredith Storms, et al. Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model. Am. J. Life Sci. 2015, 3(4), 290-294. doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16

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Walter Patterson, Devang Upadhyay, Sivanadane Mandjiny, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Meredith Storms, et al. Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model. Am J Life Sci. 2015;3(4):290-294. doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16

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Walter Patterson

Sartorius Stedim Biotechnology Laboratory, Biotechnology Research and Training Center, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, USA
Devang Upadhyay

Sartorius Stedim Biotechnology Laboratory, Biotechnology Research and Training Center, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, USA
Sivanadane Mandjiny

Department of Chemistry and Physics, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, USA
Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

School of Graduate Studies and Research, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, USA
Meredith Storms

College of Arts & Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, USA
Michael Menefee

Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, USA
Leonard D. Holmes

Sartorius Stedim Biotechnology Laboratory, Biotechnology Research and Training Center, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, USA

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Walter Patterson, Devang Upadhyay, Sivanadane Mandjiny, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Meredith Storms, et al. (2015). Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model. American Journal of Life Sciences, 3(4), 290-294. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16

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Walter Patterson; Devang Upadhyay; Sivanadane Mandjiny; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard; Meredith Storms, et al. Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model. Am. J. Life Sci. 2015, 3(4), 290-294. doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16

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Walter Patterson, Devang Upadhyay, Sivanadane Mandjiny, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Meredith Storms, et al. Attractant Role of Bacterial Bioluminescence of Photorhabdusluminescenson a Galleria mellonella Model. Am J Life Sci. 2015;3(4):290-294. doi: 10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.16

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