Background Globodera pallida is a devastating pathogen of potato crops, making it one of
the most economically important plant parasitic nematodes. It is also an important model for …

… rostochiensis assembled transcriptome (Eves van den Akker, unpublished) showed that,
as … Eves van den Akker, unpublished). The sequences were also BLAST searched against …

Background The yellow potato cyst nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, is a devastating plant
pathogen of global economic importance. This biotrophic parasite secretes effectors from …

Plant parasitism has evolved independently on at least four separate occasions in the
phylum Nematoda. The application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to plant-parasitic …

Root‐knot nematodes (RKNs) induce giant cells (GCs) within galls which are characterized
by large‐scale gene repression at early stages. However, the epigenetic mechanism(s) …

Plant-parasitic nematodes are one of the most insidious pests limiting agricultural production,
parasitizing mostly belowground and occasionally aboveground plant parts. They are an …

Highlights • Genome and transcriptome sequencing of plant-parasitic nematodes has been
a driver of recent progress. • Recent progress towards transformation of plant-parasitic …

The migratory endoparasitic nematode B ursaphelenchus xylophilus, which is the causal
agent of pine wilt disease, has phytophagous and mycetophagous phases during its life cycle. …

Sedentary endoparasitic nematodes are obligate biotrophs that modify host root tissues, using
a suite of effector proteins to create and maintain a feeding site that is their sole source of …

Background Heterodera glycines, commonly referred to as the soybean cyst nematode (SCN),
is an obligatory and sedentary plant parasite that causes over a billion-dollar yield loss to …