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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06876-5 |