A range of specialist and generalist microorganisms in the rhizosphere attacks plant-
parasitic nematodes. Plants have a profound effect on the impact of this microflora on the …

Nematode-trapping fungi are a unique and intriguing group of carnivorous microorganisms
that can trap and digest nematodes by means of specialized trapping structures. They can …

Sustainable agriculture is the only solution in providing food security to feed the gigantic
population, with resource limitation being a foremost challenge for the global community …

O controle biológico é um método desenvolvido para diminuir uma população de parasitas
pela utilização de antagonista natural. A administração de fungos nematófagos aos animais …

Nematode-trapping fungi, nematodes, and microbial biomass were quantified in
conventionally and organically managed field plots in the Sustainable Agriculture Farming …

Publisher Summary The chapter discusses physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural
aspects of both predatory and endoparasitic nematophagous fungi and explains current …

Background Nematode-trapping fungi are a unique group of organisms that can capture
nematodes using sophisticated trapping structures. The genome of Drechslerella …

Control of nematode parasites of livestock is focused almost entirely on the parasitic stages
within the host. Current methods rely on anthelmintic drugs, but these are under increasing …

A wide and diverse range of fungi which feed on nematodes occur in the soil. This is not
surprising when one considers the long co-evolution of nematodes and soil fungi which has …

All organisms in an ecosystem are influenced by abiotic and biotic factors. Nematodes are
not exceptions. In an undisturbed ecosystem, many nematode populations might be at …