Morphological and molecular characteristics of a new species of Pasteuria parasitic on Meloidogyne ardenensis |
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Authors: | Bishop Alistair H Gowen Simon R Pembroke Barbara Trotter James R |
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Affiliation: | School of Chemical and Life Sciences, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK. |
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Abstract: | A species of the hyper-parasitic bacterium Pasteuria was isolated from the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ardenensis infecting the roots of ash (Fraxinus excelsior). It is morphologically different from some other Pasteuria pathogens of nematodes in that the spores lack a basal ring on the ventral side of the spore and have a unique clumping nature. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the clumps of spores are not random aggregates but result from the disintegration of the suicide cells of the thalli. Sporulation within each vegetative mycelium was shown to be asynchronous. In addition to the novel morphological features 16S rRNA sequence analysis showed this to be a new species of Pasteuria which we have called P. hartismeri. Spores of P. hartismeri attach to juveniles of root-knot nematodes infecting a wide range of plants such as mint (Meloidogyne hapla), rye grass (unidentified Meloidogyne sp.) and potato (Meloidogyne fallax). |
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Keywords: | Pasteuria hartismeri Pasteuria penetrans Meloidogyne ardenensis M. hapla M. fallax, Root knot nematode Phylogeny Biological control |
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