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Avirulent isolate of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , survives 7 months in asymptomatic host seedlings
Author(s) -
Takeuchi Y.,
Futai K.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 1437-4781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2007.00508.x
Subject(s) - bursaphelenchus xylophilus , biology , nematode , inoculation , host (biology) , wilting , pinus thunbergii , botany , nematology , tylenchida , horticulture , ecology
Summary An avirulent isolate (C14‐5) of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , was inoculated onto 45 seedlings of the susceptible host Japanese black pine ( Pinus thunbergii ) and its viability was investigated. The nematode survived inside host seedlings for approximately 7 months even when the host seemed to overcome the infection based on lack of foliar wilting and the observation of normal oleoresin flow.