Identification and characterization of a dual-acting antinematodal agent against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus.

The pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is a mycophagous and phytophagous pathogen responsible for the current widespread epidemic of the pine wilt disease, which has become a major threat to pine forests throughout the world. Despite the availability of several preventive trunk-inj...

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Main Authors: Wan-Suk Oh, Pan-Young Jeong, Hyoe-Jin Joo, Jeong-Eui Lee, Yil-Seong Moon, Hyang-Mi Cheon, Jung-Ho Kim, Yong-Uk Lee, Yhong-Hee Shim, Young-Ki Paik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2771284?pdf=render