Plant-parasitic nematodes: from genomics to functional analysis of parasitism genes Universiteit Gent
Nematodes (roundworms) belong to the largest phylum on earth. The numerous species inhabit practically all ecological niches, including plants. Plant-parasitic species live on plant roots, causing substantial damage to the plant and hampering its development. As such, they cause gigantic economical losses in crop production. We used a molecular approach to analyze the plant-parasitic nematode Radopholus similis by generating expressed sequence ...