An investigation of chemotaxis in the insect parasitic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

Parasitology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 375-385

  O'Halloran, D M ^a   Burnell, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

1 heptanol; 4,5 dimethylthiazole; Caenorhabditis elegans; Chemoreception; CO2; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Host finding; Volatile

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; AMINE; ESTER; HEPTANOL; KETONE; NONANOL; OCTANOL; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMOTAXIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; HEPTANOL; MOTHS; NEMATODA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0242409299     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182003003688     Document Type: Article

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