First report of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) from UK

Nematology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-291

  Ali Ansari, Minshad ^a   Abbas Shah, Farooq ^a   Butt, Tariq ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Identification; Molecular; New record; Wales

Indexed keywords

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; NEMATODA;

EID: 38549121147     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854108783476313     Document Type: Article

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