Comparative study of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae, reared on mutant and wild-type Xenorhabdus nematophila

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 382-391

  Mitani, Darryl K ^a   Kaya, Harry K ^a   Goodrich Blair, Heidi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Insect parasitic nematode; Steinernematidae; Symbiotic relationship

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLERIA MELLONELLA; INSECTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NEMATODA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGITA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMATIDAE; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

EID: 1642498207     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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