The Difference in the Bacterial Attachment among Pratylenchus neglectus Populations and Its Effect on the Nematode Infection.

ABSTRACT: Different bacterial isolates attach to the cuticle of plant-parasitic nematodes, affecting their interactions with the host plant. Nematode populations differ in their genetic and cuticle structures, causing variable interactions with host plants and natural enemies. In the current study, attachment assays were carried out to compare the attachment of soil bacteria in general and the bacterial isolate of Rothia sp. in particular among geographically diverse populations of Pratylenchus neglectus. Biological and molecular assays were further conducted to examine the effect of Rothia attachment on nematode penetration into barley roots and to sequence the fatty acid- and retinol-binding gene (Pn-far-1). The results showed that nematode populations of P. neglectu

SUBMITTER: Nuaima RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9414941 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature