Entomopathogenic nematodes, phoretic Paenibacillus spp., and the use of real time quantitative PCR to explore soil food webs in Florida citrus groves

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-39

  Campos Herrera, Raquel ^a,b   El Borai, Fahiem E ^a,c   Stuart, Robin J ^a   Graham, James H ^a   Duncan, Larry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^c Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Heterorhabditis; Paenibacillus; Quantitative real time PCR; Soil food web; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CITRUS; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CITRUS; FLORIDA; FOOD CHAIN; NEMATODA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; FUNGI; GRYLLOTALPIDAE; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; INSECTIVORA; NEMATODA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS NEMATOPHILUS; PAENIBACILLUS POPILLIAE; PAENIBACILLUS SP.; PAENIBACILLUS THIAMINOLYTICUS; SCAPTERISCUS; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA CARPOCAPSAE; STEINERNEMA DIAPREPESI; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE; STEINERNEMA SCAPTERISCI;

EID: 80051567737     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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