Food signal production of Photorhabdus luminescens inducing the recovery of entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp. in liquid culture

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-374

  Strauch, O ^a   Ehlers, R U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

HETERORHABDITIS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

EID: 0031696966     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051306     Document Type: Article

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