Ten Fusarium graminearum isolates from China were screened for dsRNA mycoviruses. Five dsRNAs (2.4 to 3.5 kbp) were purified from isolate China 9, cloned, and sequenced. BLAST analysis showed that the proteins encoded by ...

For the detection of microbial plant pathogens, like fungi, bacteria, viruses and viroids, methods based on nucleic acids have gained importance as the availability of sequence information increased. This requires ...

The effect of the pathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana, on the invasion and proliferation of the entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis indica, in larvae of the waxmoth, Galleria mellonella, was investigated. ...

Cultivated grapevines (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. Sativa) are economically the second important fruit-trees after olives in Palestine with more than 20 cultivars covering about 7% of the total cultivated lands and an annual ...

Molecular identification and genotyping of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are prerequisites for their proper classification, biodiversity studies, and their potential use in biological control programs. In Palestine, ...

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is in many cases the only available template for molecular and diagnostic studies of RNA viruses. A novel mycovirus with a five dsRNAs segmented-genome served as a model system for the ...

The influence of interaction between Serratia marcescens and Heterorhabditis indica on the penetration, development and proliferation of the latter inside Galleria mellonella larvae was investigated. The preinfection ...