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Uncommon card · Nature
Photorhabdus luminescens, an Uncommon card
Photorhabdus luminescens is a Gammaproteobacterium of the family Morganellaceae, and is a lethal pathogen of insects.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 80
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 80 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Photorhabdus luminescens quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Photorhabdus luminescens card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It lives in the gut of an ______ nematode of the family Heterorhabditidae.
Answer
entomopathogenic. It lives in the gut of an entomopathogenic nematode of the family Heterorhabditidae. From the Photorhabdus luminescens article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Winston E. Scott. Winston E. Scott 57 · Photorhabdus luminescens 54 · Columbia Plateau 51 · Torre Rise 44 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It lives in the gut of an entomopathogenic nematode of the family Heterorhabditidae.
- When the nematode infects an insect, P. luminescens is released into the blood stream and rapidly kills the insect host by producing toxins, such as the high molecular weight insecticidal protein complex Tca.
- P. luminescens also produces a proteic toxin through the expression of a single gene called makes caterpillars floppy.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Photorhabdus luminescens article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Photorhabdus luminescens
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Photorhabdus luminescens (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Elizabeth Gerdes1, Devang Upadhyay, Sivanadane Mandjiny, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Meredith, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.