Molecular and morphological characterization of heterorhabditid entomopathogenic nematodes from the tropical rainforest in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-159

  Dolinski, Claudia ^a   Kamitani, Fernando L ^b   Machado, Inês R ^a   Winter, Carlos E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Heterorhabdtidae; Nematoda; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BAUJARDI; HETERORHABDITIS INDICA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA;

EID: 42149131460     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000200005     Document Type: Article

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