The pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, in Madeira Island

Helminthologia

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Fonseca, L ^a   Cardoso, J M S ^a   Lopes, A ^a   Pestana, M ^b   Abreu, F ^c   Nunes, N ^c   Mota, M ^d   Abrantes, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b RAM   (Portugal)

^c Direcção Regional de Florestas   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; ITS RFLP; Madeira Island; morphology; phylogeny; pinewood nematode

Indexed keywords

BURSAPHELENCHUS XYLOPHILUS; PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 84859567140     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-012-0020-3     Document Type: Article

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