SYMBIOTIC BACTERIAL XENORHABDUS AND PHOTORHABDUS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES IN PAKISTAN
Author: F. SHAHINA, H. MANZAR AND K.A. TABASSUM Publishing Date: 2004 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 22 Issue 2 ABSTRACT: The new and known species viz., Heterorhabditis indica, Steinernema pakistanense, S. asiaticum and S. feltiae were characterized by the presence of symbiotic bacteria belonging to the genera Xenorhabdus andPhotorhabdus. The nematodes carry specific bacterium in their lumen of pharynx and intestine. These bacteria […]