Entomopathogenic nematodes; systematics, phylogeny and bacterial symbionts.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9789004152939

Entomopathogenic nematodes; systematics, phylogeny and bacterial symbionts.

Ed. by Khuong B. Nguyen and David J. Hunt.

BRILL

2007

816 pages

$203.00

Paperback

Nematology monographs and perspectives; v.5

QL391

Nguyen (entomology and nematology, U. of Florida, US) and Hunt (CABI Europe-UK) present a monograph collecting and synthesizing the scientific information on entomopathogenic ...

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