Natural population dynamics of entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema affine (Steinernematidae) under dry conditions: Possible nematode persistence within host cadavers?

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-92

  Půža, Vladimír ^a,b   Mráček, Zdeněk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dry conditions; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Host cadavers; Persistence; Soil water potential; Steinernema affine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISASTER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CADAVER; CZECH REPUBLIC; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MOTHS; NATURAL DISASTERS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHABDITIDA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA AFFINE; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 34547828833     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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