Draft Genomes of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and its symbiont from Southwestern China
By: Yanjun Man, Zhen Wang, Zhidong Wang, Ning Yang, Sizhuo Zhang and Ziduan Han
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Language: English
Page range: 186 - 188
Submitted on: Mar 10, 2026
Accepted on: May 13, 2026
Published on: May 28, 2026
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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