Occurrence, morphological characteristics and ribotyping of New Zealand isolates of duddingtonia flagrans, a candidate for biocontrol of animal parasitic nematodes

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 187-196

  Skipp, R A ^a   Yeates, G W ^b   Chen, L Y ^a   Glare, T R ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Duddingtonia flagrans; Gastro intestinal nematodes; Nematophagous fungi; Parasites; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; NEMATODE; PARASITE; SHEEP;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROBOTRYS; BOS TAURUS; DACTYLELLINA; DUDDINGTONIA; DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS; EQUUS CABALLUS; FUNGI; HARPOSPORIUM; NEMATOCTONUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0242432325     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2002.9513509     Document Type: Article

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