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A Novel Secreted Protein Toxin from the Insect Pathogenic Bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila* Received for publication, September 5, 2003, and in revised form, December 19, 2003 Published, JBC Papers in Press, January 5, 2004, DOI 10.1074/jbc.M309859200 Susan E. Brown?, Anh T. Cao, Eric R. Hines, Raymond J. Akhurst, and Peter D. East From the CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Acton, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia The bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila is an insect pathogen that produces several proteins that enable it to kill insects. Screening of a cosmid library constructed from X.