Potential of bacterial chitinolytic, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, in biological control of termites

Abstract Termites are important pest of crops, trees, and household wooden installments. Two species Coptotermes heimi and Heterotermes indicola are the major species of termites that results in great economic loss in Asia including Pakistan. Chitinases have drawn interest because of their relevance...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Faiza Jabeen, Ali Hussain, Maleeha Manzoor, Tahira Younis, Azhar Rasul, Javed Iqbal Qazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-018-0092-6