Cold tolerance abilities of two entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema feltiae and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

Cryobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-29

  Ali, Farman ^a   Wharton, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Cold tolerance; Heterorhabditis; Moderately freezing tolerant; Rapid cold hardening; Steinernema

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD SHOCK RESPONSE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE; FREEZING; FREEZING TOLERANCE; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LETHALITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIABILITY; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; NEMATODA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

HETERORHABDITIS; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; STEINERNEMA; STEINERNEMA FELTIAE;

EID: 84873522220     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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