Morphological and molecular characterization of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora isolated from Indian soils and their biocontrol potential
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Rana, Aasha
0000-0002-8620-3794
Nematology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut- 250004, India & aasha. aasharana @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8620 - 3794
aasha.aasharana@gmail.com
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Bhat, Aashaq Hussain
Nematology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut- 250004, India & Department of Zoology, Government Degree College, Billawar- 184204, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Chaubey, Ashok Kumar
0000-0002-8405-0026
Nematology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut- 250004, India & akc. nema @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8405 - 0026
akc.nema@gmail.com
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Shokoohi, Ebrahim
0000-0002-0680-3459
Green Biotechnologies Research Centre of Excellence, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X 1106, Sovenga 0727, Republic of South Africa. ebrahim. shokoohi @ ul. ac. za; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0680 - 3459
ebrahim.shokoohi@ul.ac.za
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Machado, Ricardo A. R.
0000-0002-7624-1105
Experimental Biology Research Group, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel 2000, Switzerland. ricardo. machado @ unine. ch; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7624 - 1105
ricardo.machado@unine.ch
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-12
4878
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10.11646/zootaxa.4878.1.3
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TABLE 3. Comparative morphometrics of infective juveniles and adult generations from populations of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora with species of the Bacteriophora - clade. All measurements are in µm (except ratio and percentage) and in the form of mean (range).| Infective juveniles | L | BD | EP | NR | PS | T | a | b | c | D% | E% |
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| DH7 | 550 (453–617) | 23 (19–7) | 90 (72–102) | 62 (50–74) | 95 (83–106) | 67 (47–89) | 24 (19–29) | 5.8 (4.9–7.4) | 8.5 (6.0–12) | 95 (78–107) | 138 (105–189) |
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| DH8 | 575 (206–832) | 22 (18–26) | 87 (70–101) | 58 (47–70) | 91 (78–111) | 63 (50–75) | 26 (8.7–35) | 6.4 (2.0–8.6) | 9.3 (3.2–13) | 96 (83–105) | 140 (113–193) |
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| H. bacteriophora | 558 (512–671) | 23 (18–31) | 103 (87–110) | 85 (72–93) | 125 (10–139) | 98 (83–112) | 25 (17–30) | 4.5 (4.0–5.1) | 6.2 (5.7–7.0) | 84 (76–92) | 112 (103–130) |
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| H. georgiana | 598 (547–651) | 22 (17–26) | 104 (97–113) | 85 (74–94) | 127 (110–139) | 98 (86–108) | 27 (23–34) | 4.7 (4.1–5.3) | 6.1 (5.5–6.9) | 82 (70–93) | 106 |
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| H. beicherriana | 639 (566–687) | 24 (21–25) | 113 (100–122) | 95 (85–106) | 137 (118–146) | 101 (86–111) | 27 (24–29) | 4.7 (4.2–4.9) | 6.4 (5.9–6.8) | 83 (80–93) | 112 (103–121) |
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| Males | L | BD | EP | NR | PS | T | SL | GL | SW% | GS% | D% |
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| DH7 | 950 (805–1075) | 49 (42–57) | 101 (84–111) | 65 (48–75) | 110 (80–119) | 33 (24–39) | 45 (39-51) | 21 (17–27) | 201 (170–225) | 47 (40–62) | 92 (77–136) |
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| DH8 | 814 (735–892) | 46 (36–50) | 86 (78–95) | 67 (59–78) | 102 (96–109) | 25 (21–29) | 43 (36-51) | 21 (18–25) | 226 (168–309) | 50 (38–62) | 85 (78–94) |
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| H. bacteriophora | 820 (780–960) | 43 (38–46) | 121 (114–130) | 72 (65–81) | 103 (99–105) | 28 (22–36) | 40 (36-44) | 20 (18–25) | 174 | 50 | 117 |
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| H. georgiana | 838 (721–913) | 49 (43v55) | 120 (101–145) | 82 (72–93) | 109 (100–122) | 33 (29–41) | 44 (41-49) | 25 (20–28) | 172 (150–200) | 56 (51–64) | 110 (100–122) |
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| H. beicherriana | 1028 (889–1192) | 58 (51–73) | 140 (130–157) | 95 (81–108) | 126 (116–143) | 38 (32–45) | 44 (40–49) | 24 (22–27) | 180 (153–208) | 54 (48–59) | 112 (102–120) |
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