Isolation and characterization of the native entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis brevicaudis, and its symbiotic bacteria from Taiwan

Current Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 564-570

  Hsieh, Feng Chia ^a,b   Tzeng, Chiaw Yen ^a   Tseng, Jui Tang ^a   Tsai, Yeong Sheng ^a   Meng, Menghsiao ^b   Kao, Suey Sheng ^a  

^a TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; Heterorhabditidae; Heterorhabditis brevicaudis; Photorhabdus luminescens

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; FEMALE; FOREST; HETERORHABDITIS BREVICAUDIS; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MORPHOMETRICS; NEIGHBOR JOINING METHOD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDY SOIL; SOIL; SYMBIONT; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTORHABDUS; PHYLOGENY; RHABDITOIDEA; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BREVICAUDIS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS SUBSP. AKHURSTII; RHABDITIDA;

EID: 67349283952     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9371-5     Document Type: Article

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