Phytonematodes use a stylet and secreted effectors to modify host cells and ingest nutrients
to support their growth and development. The molecular function of nematode effectors is …

Plant‐parasitic nematodes are major pests of both temperate and tropical agriculture. Many
of the most damaging species employ an advanced parasitic strategy in which they induce …

Inference of evolutionary relationships between nematodes is severely hampered by their
conserved morphology, the high frequency of homoplasy, and the scarcity of phylum-wide …

Background Globodera pallida is a devastating pathogen of potato crops, making it one of
the most economically important plant parasitic nematodes. It is also an important model for …

The evolutionary relationships of 82 species of tylenchid and aphelenchid nematodes were
evaluated by use of sequence data of the D2 and D3 expansion fragments of the 28S …

The plant rhizosphere harbors many different microorganisms, ranging from plant growth–
promoting bacteria to devastating plant parasites. Some of these microbes are able to …

Plants influence the behavior of and modify community composition of soil-dwelling
organisms through the exudation of organic molecules. Given the chemical complexity of the …

Most Bursaphelenchus species are fungal feeding nematodes that colonize dead or dying
trees. However, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the pine wood nematode, is also a pathogen …

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora are entomopathogenic nematodes that have evolved a
mutualism with Photorhabdus luminescens bacteria to function as highly virulent insect …

During the past decade, a flurry of research focusing on the role of peptides as short-and
long-distance signaling molecules in plant cell communication has been undertaken. Here …