The Draft Genome of Deladenus siricidicola

Alisa Postma; X. Osmond Mlonyeni; Frederick Clasen; Fourie Joubert; Bernard Slippers

doi:10.21307/jofnem-2019-036

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The Draft Genome of Deladenus siricidicola

Journal of Nematology

Volume 51 (2019): Issue 1 (January 2019)

By: Alisa Postma, X. Osmond Mlonyeni, Frederick Clasen, Fourie Joubert and Bernard Slippers

Open Access

|Jul 2019

Abstract

The nematode Deladenus siricidicola is used as biological control agent against the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio, a serious invasive pest of Pinus plantations globally. The draft genome of this ecologically and economically important entomoparasitic nematode was determined.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2019-036 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X

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Language: English

Page range: 1 - 4

Submitted on: Feb 16, 2019

Published on: Jul 29, 2019

Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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Keywords:

Biological control,

Deladenus siricidicola ,

Entomoparasitic nematode,

Genome,

Sirex noctilio

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Life sciences,

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© 2019 Alisa Postma, X. Osmond Mlonyeni, Frederick Clasen, Fourie Joubert, Bernard Slippers, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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Volume 51 (2019): Issue 1 (January 2019)