Claim · #6494285
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus · pest pressure · Pinus spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, a member of the Aphelenchoidea, has been shown to contain cellulase and pectate lyase”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“B. xylophilus possessing cellulase and pectate lyase (horizontally acquired from fungi) is well-documented; source quote directly supports the enzyme claim and pine parasitism is its defining role.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“B. xylophilus is a well-documented pine wilt nematode; horizontally acquired fungal cellulase/pectate lyase genes enabling plant parasitism are confirmed in published genomic studies.”
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