A survey conducted during 2006 and 2008 showed the presence of both heterorhabditid and steinernematid nematodes in the Arasbaran forests and rangelands, Iran. Based on both morphological and molecular characteristics, heterorhabditid isolates were identified as Heterorhabditis bacteriophora whereas the steinernematid isolates were identified as Steinerenma carpocapsae, S. bicornutum, S. feltiae, S. glaseri, S. kraussei.
For more information on the survey methodology nematode identification techniques read following paper.
Nikdel, M., Niknam, G., Griffin, C.T. and Kary, N.E. 2010. Diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes (Nematoda: Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae) from Arasbaran forests and rangelands in north-west Iran. Nematology 12: 767-773.
CATEGORIES: Beneficial nematodes, Survey of entomopathogenic nematodes TAGS: Heterorhabditid nematodes, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, S. bicornutum, S. feltiae, S. glaseri, S. kraussei, Steinerenma carpocapsae, steinernematid nematodes
- Heterorhabditis amazonensis- undescribed
- H. argentinensis- P. temperata
- H. bacteriophora- Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii TT01, P. luminescens kayaii subsp. nov., P. luminescens thracensis subsp. nov., P. temperate
- H. baujardi- undescribed
- H. brevicaudis- P. luminescens
- H. downesi- Photorhabdus sp
- H. floridensis- undescribed
- H. georgiana- undescribed
- H. hambletoni- undescribed
- H. hawaiiensis- P. luminescens
- H. heliothidis- undescribed
- H. hepialius- P. luminescens
- H. hoptha- undescribed
- H. indica- P. luminescens
- H. marelata- P. luminescens
- H. megidis- P. temperata subsp. temperata XlNach
- H. mexicana- undescribed
- H. poinari- Photorhabdus sp
- H. safricana- undescribed
- H. taysearae- undescribed
- H. zealandica- P. temperata
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CATEGORIES: Beneficial nematodes TAGS: Heterorhabditid nematodes, Photorhabdus bacteria, Symbiotic bacteria
