Description of Heterorhabditis americana n. sp. (Rhabditida, Heterorhabditidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode species isolated in North America

Description of Heterorhabditis americana n. sp. (Rhabditida, Heterorhabditidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode species isolated in North America

Abstract Background Heterorhabditis are important biological control agents in agriculture. Two Heterorhabditis populations, S8 and S10, were isolated from agricultural soils in the United States of America. Molecular analyses, based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes, showed that these populations...

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Main Authors: Ricardo A. R. Machado, Joaquín Abolafia, María-Cristina Robles, Alba N. Ruiz-Cuenca, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Ebrahim Shokoohi, Vladimír Půža, Xi Zhang, Matthias Erb, Christelle A. M. Robert, Bruce Hibbard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Entomopathogenic nematodes
Biocontrol agents
Species description
Nematode morphology
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06702-5
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