The symbiosis between entomopathogenic nematodes and their bacteria.
Author of the article:XIA Ying-Wei1,2,HAN Ri-Chou2,LI Rui-Jun1
Author's Workplace:(1.Department of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Hebei 071001 China; 2. Guangdong Entomological Institute,Guangzhou 510260, China)
Key Words:entomopathogenic nematodes; Steinernema and Heterorhabditis; symbiotic bacteria;Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus;
Abstract:Symbiotic association between entomopathogenic Steinernema and Heterorhabditis nematodes and their Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus symbiotic bacteria is very important in the application of these beneficial worms as a biological a