A neuropeptide modulates sensory perception in the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae.

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) employ a sophisticated chemosensory apparatus to detect potential hosts. Understanding the molecular basis of relevant host-finding behaviours could facilitate improved EPN biocontrol approaches, and could lend insight to similar behaviours in economically important...

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Main Authors: Robert Morris, Leonie Wilson, Matthew Sturrock, Neil D Warnock, Daniel Carrizo, Deborah Cox, Aaron G Maule, Johnathan J Dalzell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5333901?pdf=render