Characterization of bacteria associated with pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.

Pine Wilt Disease (PWD) is a complex disease integrating three major agents: the pathogenic agent, the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; the insect-vector Monochamus spp.; and the host pine tree, Pinus sp. Since the early 80's, the notion that another pathogenic agent, namely bacter...

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Main Authors: Claudia S L Vicente, Francisco Nascimento, Margarida Espada, Pedro Barbosa, Manuel Mota, Bernard R Glick, Solange Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3473040?pdf=render