Effect of temperature on the composition of fatty acids in total lipids and phospholipids of entomopathogenic nematodes

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4-5, 1997, Pages 245-251

  Jagdale, Ganpat B ^a   Gordon, Roger ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Fatty acids; Galleria mellonella; Gas liquid chromatography; Phospholipids; Steinernema carpocapsae; Steinernema feltiae; Steinernema riobravis; Steinernematids; Temperature; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031441395     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(97)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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