Adaptation of pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus to β-pinene stress

Abstract Background The pine wood nematode (PWN; Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is the most damaging biological pest in pine forest ecosystems in China. However, the pathogenic mechanism remains unclear. Tracheid cavitation induced by excess metabolism of volatile terpenes is a typical characteristic o...

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Main Authors: Yongxia Li, Yuqian Feng, Xuan Wang, Jing Cui, Xun Deng, Xingyao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06876-5