Differential gene expression during desiccation stress in the insect-killing nematode Steinernema feltiae IS-6

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 761-766

  Gal, Tali Z ^a   Glazer, Itamar ^a   Koltai, Hinanit ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NEMATODE; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STRESS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; DESICCATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDITIDA; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 0141744887     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3105     Document Type: Article

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