Bursaphelenchus xylophilus: Opportunities in comparative genomics and molecular host-parasite interactions

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-368

  Jones, John T ^a,b   Moens, Maurice ^b,c   Mota, Manuel ^d   Li, Hongmei ^c,e   Kikuchi, Taisei ^f  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^e NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; GENOMICS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PINUS; PLANTS; PSEUDOMONAS; TYLENCHIDA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURSAPHELENCHUS; BURSAPHELENCHUS XYLOPHILUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 42249099028     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00461.x     Document Type: Review

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