Engineering bacterial symbionts of nematodes improves their biocontrol potential to counter the western corn rootworm
Ricardo A. R. Machado, Lisa Thönen, Carla C. M. Arce, Vanitha Theepan, Fausto Prada, Daniel Wüthrich, Christelle A. M. Robert, Evangelia Vogiatzaki, Yi‐Ming Shi, Olivier P. Schaeren, Matheus D. Notter, Rémy Bruggmann, Siegfried Hapfelmeier, Helge B. Bode, Matthias Erb
Topics & Concepts
BiologyWestern corn rootwormPhotorhabdusNematodeBiological pest controlInsectHost (biology)Photorhabdus luminescensPEST analysisLarvaBotanyEcologyEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesNematode management and characterization studies