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Rae, RG (2019) My favourite nematode – Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita. Nematology, 21 (1). ISSN 1568-5411
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Abstract
The terrestrial gastropod parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita is the only nematode that evolved to infect and kill slugs and snails. Because of this ability it has been formulated into a biological control agent for gardeners. In this Forum article, the author outlines several reasons why P. hemaphrodita is a nematode that is worth studying, including its ability to control the behaviour and kill slug hosts. The author discusses how P. hemaphrodita is being developed as a model nematode to be used to study the genetic evolution of parasitism, as well as potential research ideas for the future.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 0608 Zoology |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Brill Academic Publishers |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2019 09:22 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 09:49 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1163/15685411-00003209 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9889 |
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