Influence of inoculum density on population dynamics and dauer juvenile yields in liquid culture of biocontrol nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae and S. feltiae (Nematoda: Rhabditida)

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 507-515

  Hirao, Ayako ^a   Ehlers, Ralf Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocontrol nematodes; Dauer juvenile yields; Inoculum density; Liquid culture; Steinernema; Xenorhabdus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CULTURES; BACTERIAL SYMBIONTS; CONCENTRATION OF; DENSITY EFFECTS; DENSITY-DEPENDENT EFFECTS; FEMALE POPULATION; INOCULUM DENSITY; LIQUID CULTURE; MASS PRODUCTION; NEMATODA; POPULATION DENSITIES; SEX RATIOS; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

LIQUIDS;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FECUNDITY; INOCULATION; NEMATODE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SYMBIONT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; LIQUID CULTURE; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROGENY; SEX RATIO; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; SYMBIONT; XENORHABDUS BOVIENII; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RHABDITIDA; XENORHABDUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEMATODA; RHABDITIDA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS BOVIENII; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

EID: 74149094364     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2095-4     Document Type: Article

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