Ritter, Carla L.Wessels, Helene L.Ramakuwela, TshimangadzoHatting, JustinMalan, Antionette P.Dicks, Leon M.T.2026-03-092026-03-092026-02Ritter, C.L., Wessels, H.L., Ramakuwela, T., Hatting, J., Malan, A.P. & Dicks, L.M.T. Xenorhabdus innovationi sp. nov., associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema innovationi from South Africa Nematology 28 2 193-208 Brill Academic Publishers 10.1163/15685411-bja10462.1388-5545 (print)1568-5411 (online)10.1163/15685411-bja10462http://hdl.handle.net/2263/108839DATA AVAILABILITY : The genome data were deposited into NCBI under the BioProject number PRJNA1287588, BioSample number SAMN49824194, and genome number CP196860.Please read abstract in the article.en© Carla L. Ritter et al, 2026. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.Steinernema innovationiXenorhabdus innovationi sp. nov.Whole-genome sequencing (WGS)VirulenceSymbiotic bacteriaXenorhabdus innovationi sp. nov., associated with the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema innovationi from South AfricaArticle