The Native Microbial Community of Gastropod-Associated Phasmarhabditis Species Across Central and Southern California

Nematodes in the genus Phasmarhabditis can infect and kill slugs and snails, which are important agricultural pests. This useful trait has been commercialized by the corporation BASF after they mass produced a product labeled Nemaslug®. The product contains Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, which has b...

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Main Authors: Jacob Schurkman, Rui Liu, Salma Alavi, Irma Tandingan De Ley, Ansel Hsiao, Adler R. Dillman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.903136/full