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SUBMITTER: Cimen H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5070927 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cimen Harun H Půža Vladimír V NermuŤ JiŘí J Hatting Justin J Ramakuwela Tshima T Hazir Selcuk S
Journal of nematology 20160901 3
A new species of entomopathogenic nematode (EPN), <i>Steinernema biddulphi</i> n. sp., was isolated from a maize field in Senekal, Free State Province of South Africa. Morphological and molecular studies indicated the distinctness of <i>S. biddulphi</i> n. sp. from other <i>Steinernema</i> species. <i>Steinernema biddulphi</i> n. sp. is characterized IJs with average body length of 663 μm (606-778 μm), lateral fields with six ridges in mid-body region forming the formula 2,6,2. Excretory pore lo ...[more]