The Draft Genome of Deladenus siricidicola

Postma Alisa; Mlonyeni X. Osmond; Clasen Frederick; Joubert Fourie; Slippers Bernard

doi:10.21307/jofnem-2019-036

Journal of Nematology (Jan 2019)

The Draft Genome of Deladenus siricidicola

Postma Alisa,
Mlonyeni X. Osmond,
Clasen Frederick,
Joubert Fourie,
Slippers Bernard

Affiliations

Postma Alisa: Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Mlonyeni X. Osmond: Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Clasen Frederick: Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Joubert Fourie: Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Centre for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Slippers Bernard: Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2019-036
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 51, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

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The nematode Deladenus siricidicola is used as biological control agent against the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio, a serious invasive pest of Pinus plantations globally. The draft genome of this ecologically and economically important entomoparasitic nematode was determined.

Published in Journal of Nematology

ISSN: 0022-300X (Print); 2640-396X (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://sciendo.com/pl/journal/JOFNEM

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