Effect of entomopathogenic nematode concentration on survival during cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-284

  Bai, Cheng ^a   Shapiro Ilan, David I ^a   Gaugler, Randy ^b   Yi, Shuxia ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Cryobiology; Cryopreservation; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Steinernema carpocapsae; Survival

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE;

EID: 10344239960     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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