FIRST REPORT OF DITYLENCHUS GALLAEFORMANS (TYLENCHIDA: ANGUINIDAE) INDUCING GALLS ON CLIDEMIA FENDLERI (MELASTOMATACEAE) FROM VENEZUELA [PRIMER REPORTE DE DITYLENCHUS GALLAEFORMANS (TYLENCHIDA: ANGUINIDAE) INDUCIENDO AGALLAS EN CLIDEMIA FENDLERI (MELASTOM
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nematode, parasite-host interaction, RFLP, rainforestAbstract
Ditylenchus gallaeformans was found in a tropical rainforest in the central part of Cordillera de la Costa fromVenezuela as a parasite of Clidemia fendleri (Melastomataceae) causing deformations and galls on inflorescences andabaxial surface of the leaves. Morphological, morphometrical and molecular characterization of this population isprovided. The PCR-D2-D3-28S-RFLP diagnostic profile for D. gallaeformans generated by six restriction enzymes ispresented. Clidemia fendleri being an endemic plant of Venezuela is a new host of D. gallaeformans. This finding is afirst record of this nematode in Venezuela.Downloads
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2013-12-01
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ELECTRONIC ARTICLE/ARTICULO ELECTRONICO