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Accession numbers of sequences used for phylogenetic analysis of the EPN isolated and its bacterial symbiont_
| Gen | |||||
| Species | 18S | ITS | 28S | ||
| Steinernema carpocapsae BPS | MK558002 ■ | MK558041 ■ | MK558056 ■ | ||
| Steinernema carpocapsae | KJ636405 | AF121049 | KJ950293 | ||
| Steinernema arenarium | KJ636393 | KU194614 | KU194619 | ||
| Steinernema feltiae | KJ636413 | AF121050 | JF920963 | ||
| Steinernema glaseri | KU180674 | AF122015 | GU177831 | ||
| Steinernema bicornutum | KT878311 | AF121048 | GU569045 | ||
| Steinernema poinari | KT878314 | KF241753 | KF241750 | ||
| Steinernema akhursti | KT878310 | DQ375757 | KF289902 | ||
| Steinernema karii | AJ417021 | AY230173 | AF331902 | ||
| Steinernema beitlechemi | KT878316 | KT373856 | KT580949 | ||
| Steinernema kushidai | LC157426 | GQ497741 | AF331897 | ||
| Steinernema affine | FJ040425 | AY230159 | AF331899 | ||
| Steinernema websteri | – | FJ381666 | AY841762 | ||
| Steinernema scarabaei | – | FJ263673 | AY172023 | ||
| Steinernema khuongi | – | GU174002 | GU177835 | ||
| Steinernema diaprepesi | – | AF122021 | GU177828 | ||
| Steinernema hermaphroditum | – | MF663703 | MF693228 | ||
| Steinernema rarum | – | DQ221115 | AY253296 | ||
| Steinernema intermedium | – | AF122016 | AF331909 | ||
| Steinernema unicornum | – | GQ497167 | GU191462 | ||
| Steinernema scapterisci | – | AF122020 | AF331898 | ||
| Steinernema neocurtillae | – | AF122018 | FJ263674 | ||
| Steinernema monticolum | – | AF122017 | AF331895 | ||
| Steinernema nguyeni | – | KP325084 | KR815816 | ||
| Steinernema sacchari | – | KC633095 | KC633096 | ||
| Steinernema phyllophagae | – | FJ410327 | FJ666054 | ||
| Steinernema pakistanense | – | MF289981 | JX068823 | ||
| Steinernema australe | – | FJ235125 | FJ235126 | ||
| Steinernema brazilense | – | FJ410325 | FJ410326 | ||
| Steinernema riobrave | – | AY230182 | GU177834 | ||
| Steinernema cubanum | – | AY230166 | AF331889 | ||
| Steinernema ceratophorum | – | AY230165 | AF331888 | ||
| Steinernema texanum | – | EF152568 | EF152569 | ||
| Steinernema cholashanense | – | MF039642 | EF520284 | ||
| Steinernema apuliae | – | HQ416968 | KU194621 | ||
| Steinernema khoisanae | – | DQ314287 | DQ314289 | ||
| Steinernema aciari | – | AY787660 | GU395637 | ||
| Steinernema citrae | – | FJ235074 | MF540678 | ||
| Steinernema silvaticum | – | MG543848 | MG547579 | ||
| Steinernema surkhetense | – | MF919614 | KU187262 | ||
| Steinernema litorale | – | JF892546 | JQ795723 | ||
| Steinernema anatoliense | – | EU200356 | AY841761 | ||
| Caenorhabditis elegans | X03680 | X03680 | X03680 | ||
| Panagrellus redivivus | – | – | AF331910 | ||
| 16S | dnaN | recA | gltX | rplB | |
| Xenorhabdus nematophila BPS | MK558196 ■ | MK570079 ■ | MK570081 ■ | MK570080 ■ | MK570082 ■ |
| Xenorhabdus nematophila ATCC19061 | D78009 | NC_014228 | AF127333 | NC_014228 | CBJ88402 |
| Xenorhabdus beddingii | AY278675 | FJ831460 | FJ823415 | FJ840506 | FJ808999 |
| Xenorhabdus bovienii | X82252 | FJ831466 | FJ823426 | FJ840514 | FJ809005 |
| Xenorhabdus japonica | DQ202310 | FJ831453 | FJ823400 | FJ840503 | FJ808989 |
| Xenorhabdus poinarii | D78010 | FJ831454 | FJ823409 | FJ840499 | FJ808995 |
| Xenorhabdus szentirmaii | AJ810295 | FJ831458 | FJ823416 | FJ840508 | FJ809002 |
| Xenorhabdus ehlersii | AJ810294 | FJ831448 | FJ823398 | FJ840495 | FJ808992 |
| Xenorhabdus innexi | AJ810292 | FJ831476 | FJ823424 | FJ840522 | FJ809018 |
| Xenorhabdus budapestensis | AJ810293 | FJ831474 | FJ823418 | FJ840518 | FJ809017 |
| Xenorhabdus indica | AM040494 | FJ831470 | FJ823421 | FJ840520 | FJ809013 |
| Xenorhabdus cabanillasii | AY521244 | FJ831472 | FJ823422 | FJ840521 | FJ809015 |
| Xenorhabdus doucetiae | DQ211709 | FJ831450 | FJ823402 | FJ840497 | FJ809001 |
| Xenorhabdus griffiniae | DQ211710 | FJ831449 | FJ823399 | FJ840496 | FJ808991 |
| Xenorhabdus hominickii | DQ211719 | FJ831461 | FJ823410 | FJ840510 | FJ809010 |
| Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferi | DQ205450 | FJ831457 | FJ823413 | FJ840504 | FJ809004 |
| Xenorhabdus kozodoii | DQ211716 | FJ831446 | FJ823404 | FJ840493 | FJ808994 |
| Xenorhabdus mauleonii | DQ211715 | FJ831464 | FJ823417 | FJ840507 | FJ809003 |
| Xenorhabdus miraniensis | DQ211713 | FJ831459 | FJ823414 | FJ840505 | FJ808990 |
| Xenorhabdus romanii | DQ211717 | FJ831451 | FJ823403 | FJ840498 | FJ809000 |
| Xenorhabdus stockiae | DQ202309 | FJ831477 | FJ823425 | FJ840524 | FJ809020 |
| Xenorhabdus vietnamensis | DQ205447 | FJ831452 | FJ823401 | FJ840502 | FJ808998 |
| Xenorhabdus ishibashii | GQ149086 | JQ348908 | JQ348906 | JQ348909 | PHM62307 |
| Xenorhabdus magdalenensis | HQ877464 | JF798399 | JF798401 | JF798400 | - |
| Xenorhabdus khoisanae | HQ142625 | AB685733 | AB685736 | AB685734 | KMJ46808 |
| Xenorhabdus thuongxuanensis | KX602193 | KX602195 | KX602194 | KX602196 | OKP02162 |
| Xenorhabdus eapokensis | KX602187 | KX602189 | KX602188 | KX602190 | OKP00696 |
| Morganella morganii subsp. morganii | AJ301681 | – | – | – | – |
| Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii | – | FJ831497 | KT963835 | KT963845 | FJ817457 |
| Proteus mirabilis | – | NC_010554 | X14870 | CAR43779 | CAR46384 |
Isolation of EPNs according to types of vegetation cover at sampling sites_
| Vegetation cover | Location | Altitude (m.a.s.l) | Soil temperature (°C) | Recovery frequency (%) | Larvae of G. mellonella affected by EPNs (%) | Larvae of T. molitor affected by EPNs (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural grassland (NG) | 02°58′43.2″ N | 2,963 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pasture bordering annual crops (PBAC) | 02°56′57,3″ N | 1,757 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Natural forest (NF) | 02°56′0.99″ N 76°17′19.8″ W | 1,863 | 16.4 | 50.0 | 21.7 | 1.7 |
| First-growth bamboo (FGAB) | 03°00′49.5″ N | 1,894 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Coffee cultivation (CC) | 02°56′0.45″ N 76°17′19.1″ W | 1,852 | 16.6 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| Horticultural cultivation (HC) | 03°00′49.5″ N | 1,894 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Strawberry cultivation (SC) | 02°58′43.2″ N | 2,963 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Combined lulo and papaya cultivation (CLPC) | 02°56′0,39″ N | 1,820 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |