Genetic diversity and comparative analysis of gene expression between Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Az29 and Az36 isolates: Uncovering candidate genes involved in insect pathogenicity

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-125

  Hao, You Jin ^a   Montiel, Rafael ^b,c   Lucena, Miguel A ^b,d   Costa, Miguel ^b   Simoes, Nelson ^b  

^a Chong Qing Normal University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^d Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematode; EST; Genetic diversity; Heteriorhabditis bacteriophora; Host parasite interaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT DISEASE; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIA; BEETLES; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; METALLOPROTEASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RHABDITOIDEA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS; VIRULENCE;

HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; POPILLIA;

EID: 84856032176     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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