Use of real-time PCR to discriminate parasitic and saprophagous behaviour by nematophagous fungi

Fungal Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 563-573

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthrobotrys; Catenaria; Entomopathogenic nematodes; Nematophagous fungi; Parasitism; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ABUNDANCE; BIOASSAY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FOOD WEB; FRUIT; FUNGUS; INSECT; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; NEMATODE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ORCHARD; PARASITISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBE; REAL TIME; SAMPLING; SAPROTROPHY; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; DNA, FUNGAL; FUNGI; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; NEMATODA; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTHROBOTRYS; ARTHROBOTRYS MUSIFORMIS; ARTHROBOTRYS OLIGOSPORA; CATENARIA; CITRUS; DRECHSLERELLA DACTYLOIDES; FUNGI; GAMSYLELLA; HETERORHABDITIDAE; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMATIDAE;

EID: 84860437315     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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