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Host seeking parasitic nematodes use specific odors to assess host resources
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are insect parasites used as biological control agents. Free-living infective juveniles (IJs) of EPNs employ host-seeking behaviors to locate suitable hosts for infection. We found that EPNs can differentiate between naïve and infected hosts, and that host attractiv...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5524962/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28740104 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06620-2 |