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Review
. 2012 Jun 5;22(11):R430-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.047.

Entomopathogenic nematodes

Adler R Dillman  1 , Paul W Sternberg
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Review

Entomopathogenic nematodes

Adler R Dillman et al. Curr Biol. .
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Figure 1
Life cycle of entomopathogenic nematodes. (A) The infective juvenile stage seeks out a new host to infect, penetrating into the hemolymph and releasing the pathogenic bacteria it carries. The nematodes develop and reproduce in the nutrient-rich insect, going through several rounds of reproduction, depending on the size of the insect host. As resources deplete, a new generation of infective juveniles form and emerge, seeking new hosts to infect with the pathogenic bacteria they carry. (B) Pictures showing entomopathogenic infective juveniles emerging from Galleria mellonella waxworm larvae on the left and Acheta domestica crickets on the right.
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