The influence of Photorhabdus luminescens strains and form variants on the reproduction and bacterial retention of heterorhabditis megidis

Fundamental and Applied Nematology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-322

  Gerritsen, Lonne J M ^a   Smits, Peter H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Heterorhabditis megidis; Insect pathology; Phase variation; Photorhabdus luminescens; Preference; Reproduction; Retention

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HETERORHABDITIS MEGIDIS; INSECTA; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

EID: 0030742150     PISSN: 11645571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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