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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of sheath loss on motility and pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic nematodes, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and Steinernema carpocapsae, was examined using both naturally and chemically exsheathed (desheathed) infective juveniles. Exsheathed S. carpocapsae showed increased motility on agar compared to sheathed nematodes. The presence of a host increased motility threefold in all S. carpocapsae treatments. These results suggest that activation of S. carpocapsae host finding may result from sheath loss in addition to host stimuli. Desheathed H. bacteriophora were significantly less motile than the sheathed or exsheathed groups. The decreased motility may be due to adverse effects of the chemical treatment for desheathment. Sheath loss did not affect the pathogenicity of either species.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-300X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-70
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of exsheathment on motility and pathogenicity of two entomopathogenic nematode species.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article