Diversity and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes (Nematoda: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) and their bacterial symbionts (γ-Proteobacteria: Enterobacteriaceae) in Jordan

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 228-234

  Patricia Stock, S ^a   Banna, Luma Al ^b   Darwish, Rula ^b   Katbeh, Ahmad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Desert and semidesert ecosystems; Diversity; Entomopathogens; Middle east

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HELMINTH DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JORDAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, HELMINTH; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; JORDAN; MALE; NEMATODA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDITIDA INFECTIONS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; NEMATODA; PROTEOBACTERIA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 44149112108     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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