Claim · #6494724
Pasteuria penetrans · biocontrol · Meloidogyne spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“endospores germinate either immediately ... or later when the nematode has entered the root and initiated a feeding site (e.g. Meloidogyne spp.)”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
- Page
- 458
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly supports delayed germination after feeding-site initiation by Meloidogyne; mechanism of endospore attachment, cuticle penetration, and internal sporulation is well-documented in biological control literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Pasteuria penetrans is a well-documented obligate hyperparasite of Meloidogyne spp.; the described endospore-attachment, delayed germination, and internal sporulation mechanism matches established literature perfectly.”
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