Article
Biophysical properties of the surface of desiccation-tolerant mutants and parental strain of the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis megidis (strain UK211).
Parasitology - 1 Oct 1998
O'Leary S A, Burnell A M, Kusel J R
Abstract excerpt
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) are useful biological control agents of insect pests. However, the infective juvenile (IJ) stage which is the only stage to occur outside the host is susceptible to environmental extremes such as desiccation. We have isolated desiccation-tolerant strains of the EP...
Topics
- Animals
- Desiccation
- Ferritins
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Lipids
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mutation
- Pest Control, Biological
- Rhabditoidea
- Surface Properties