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The use of associations of nematode species to aid the detection of small numbers of virus–vector nematodes
Author(s) -
BOAG B.,
TOPHAM P. B.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1985.tb02755.x
Subject(s) - biology , vector (molecular biology) , nematode , table (database) , virus , nematology , joint (building) , ecology , virology , gene , architectural engineering , biochemistry , computer science , data mining , engineering , recombinant dna
Information from a large data bank of the most commonly occurring plant–parasitic nematodes within the British Isles was used to assess the frequency of joint occurrences of pairs of species. Analysis of the results showed that many of the virus–vector species had significant positive relationships with non–vector species, while only a few significant negative relationships were observed. A comprehensive table of joint occurrences enables the likely presence of virus–vector species to be predicted from the presence or absence of another species in a soil sample. This information is particularly valuable when the detection of very small numbers of virus–vector nematodes is required.