Title:

Microorganisms in biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes

Subtitle:

Microorganisms in biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes

Creator:

Obrępalska-Stępiowska, Aleksandra ; Sosnowska, Danuta

Publisher:

Committee on Biotechnology PAS ; Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS

Date issued/created:

2008

Subject and Keywords:

biotechnology

Abstract:

Nematodes are unsegmented roundworms that numerously and successfully adapted to all regions and environments on earth. The last ones were usually classified into feeding types: free-living, predaceous, and parasitic - including plant-parasitic. They are of great significance in terms of damage they cause. Plant-parasitic nematodes have been reported to be responsible for the losses amounting to over $100 billion throughout the world. Because of the big difficulties in their eradication some of them are considered as quarantine species. The plant-parasitic nematodes are controlled using chemical methods - mainly chemical nematicides. However, because of many drawbacks including health and environmental concerns, other control methods are considered. One of them is biological control and application of antagonistic microorganisms to decrease densities of nematodes populations. Microbial antagonists parasitizing various developmental stages of their hosts may affect nematodes by secretion of antibiotics, toxins and other secondary metabolites. The most important virulence factors are extracellular enzymes that participate in destroying the nematodes’ cuticle or the egg-shell or in further phases of infection. This publication presents the examples of microorganisms investigated in terms of biological control, those that are already available commercially as well as some mechanisms involved in nematode-microbes interactions.

Relation:

Biotechnologia, vol.81, 2 (2008)-.

Volume:

81

Issue:

2

Start page:

115

End page:

130

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0860-7796 ; IChB B-76

Source:

Library of Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Temporal coverage:

1988-2010

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 4.0 license, full text available at:

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science

Original in:

Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open