Genetic diversity in wild and laboratory populations of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora as determined by RAPD-PCR analysis

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 581-585

  Shapiro, David I ^a,c   Glazer, Itamar ^a   Segal, Daniel ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Integrated BioControl Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Diversity; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Genetic variation; RAPD

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030687526     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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