Beyond contact toxicity: Volatile and systemic nematode suppression by ‘Candidatus Pseudomonas auctus’ JDE115 in soybean

M. S. Ali; F. T. Z. Mony; M. Evans; S. Rideout; D. Haak; Jonathan D. Eisenback

doi:10.2478/jofnem-2026-0030

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Beyond contact toxicity: Volatile and systemic nematode suppression by ‘Candidatus Pseudomonas auctus’ JDE115 in soybean

Journal of Nematology

Volume 58 (2026): Issue 1 (February 2026)

By: M. S. Ali, F. T. Z. Mony, M. Evans, S. Rideout, D. Haak and Jonathan D. Eisenback

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2026-0030 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X

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Language: English

Page range: 541 - 560

Submitted on: Aug 21, 2025

Accepted on: May 14, 2026

Published on: Oct 19, 2026

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Keywords:

Induced systemic resistance,

Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita),

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria,

Soybean,

Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines),

Volatile organic compounds

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Life sciences,

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