Diversity and distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) in South Africa

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-128

  Hatting, Justin ^a   Patricia Stock, S ^b   Hazir, Selçuk ^c  

^a ARC Small Grain Institute   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Crops; Geographic regions; Insect pathogenic nematodes; Natural habitats; South Africa; Survey

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; RHABDITIDA; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA;

HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; OTIORHYNCHUS SULCATUS; SCARABAEIDAE; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 70249115439     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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