Parasitic Nematodes: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Immunology (ed. Kennedy, M. & Harnett, W.) pp. 486. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI Publishing) UK, 2001. ISBN 0 85199 423 7. £75 (US$ 140)

Parasitology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
RONALD C. KO
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Cabi Publishing ◽  
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau

Keys to the Trematoda. Volume II (ed. Jones, A., Bray, R. A. and Gibson, D. I.), pp. 768. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International (CABI Publishing), UK and The Natural History Museum, London, UK, 2005. ISBN 0 85199 587 X. £150.00.

Parasitology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-154
Author(s):  
TOMÁš SCHOLZ
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Cabi Publishing ◽  
Vertebrate Hosts ◽  
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau

Trematodes (flukes or digeneans) are by far the most abundant group of parasitic flatworms (Neodermata), and their importance for human and animal health is indisputable. In addition, they exhibit a variety of unique adaptations to parasitism and, probably most remarkably, possess extraordinarily complicated life-cycles. Classification of trematodes represents a very difficult task due to the huge number of existing species and variety of morphological forms, sites of infection within invertebrate and vertebrate hosts and ability to infect a wide spectrum of animals. Therefore, identification of any trematode may represent a problem even for an experienced specialist. This is the reason why I appreciated so much the publication of the first volume of the Keys to the Trematoda in 2002.

Infection of plant-parasitic nematodes by nematophagous fungi – a review of the application of molecular biology to understand infection processes and to improve biological control

Nematology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Morton ◽  
Penny Hirsch ◽  
Brian Kerry
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Control Plant ◽  
Nematophagous Fungi ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Biological Control Agents ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Parasitic Fungi ◽  
Infection Processes ◽  
Plant Parasitic

AbstractEnvironmental concerns over conventional nematicides have led to increasing interest in the use of biological control agents to control plant-parasitic nematodes. The development of nematophagous fungi as biological control agents has revealed a need for further understanding of their infection processes. The egg-parasitic fungi, Pochonia chlamydosporia and Paecilomyces lilacinus, and the nematode trapping fungus, Arthrobotrys oligospora, have received the most attention. Through the application of biochemistry and molecular biology, aspects of their infection processes have been elucidated. This has involved the characterisation of enzymes that aid penetration of the eggshell or the nematode body wall and the identification of nematicidal toxins. This growing understanding of the biology of infection is opening new avenues in the improvement of fungi as biological control agents.

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