On the first occurrence of Xiphinema santos in Brazil
Based on morphology, measurements of juveniles and female specimens and sequences of the D2/ D3 expansion 28S rDNA gene and ITS1 analysis by DNA barcode technique, a Xiphinema americanum group species associated with olive trees from state of Sao Paulo, Brazil was identifi ed as X. santos. This is t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020-01-01
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| Series: | Helminthologia |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0005 |
| Summary: | Based on morphology, measurements of juveniles and female specimens and sequences of the D2/ D3 expansion 28S rDNA gene and ITS1 analysis by DNA barcode technique, a Xiphinema americanum group species associated with olive trees from state of Sao Paulo, Brazil was identifi ed as X. santos. This is the first report of X. santos in Southern Hemisphere and outside the European and African continents, thus extending its geographic range. |
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| ISSN: | 1336-9083 |