Plant-parasitic nematodes are among the most harmful pests of cultivated crops causing important economic losses. The ban of chemical nematicides requires the development of alternative agroecological
Pasteuria spp. are endospore forming bacteria which act as natural antagonists to many of the most economically significant plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs). Highly species-specific nematode su
Catenaria anguillulae, a blastocladian chytrid, is a facultative endoparasite of nematodes. It has almost all the attributes of an efficient biological control agent. It is ubiquitous in agricultural