International Journal of Nematology (2002) 12, 149-154

M.E. Lopez de Mendoza, I.M.O. Abrantes, J. Rowe, S. Gowen and R.H.C. Curtis (2002)
Immunolocalisation in plants of secretions from parasitic stages of Meloidogyne incognita and M. hispanica
International Journal of Nematology 12 (2), 149-154
Abstract: Secretions of plant parasitic nematodes released into the plant tissue are believed to play important roles in plant-nematode interactions. Molecules expressed at the nematode cuticle surface represent the primary host-parasite interface and, together with secretions from other origins, probably are the first signals perceived by the host plant. The results show that Mab IACR-CCNj.2a.15 recognises secretions produced in vitro and in vivo from the cuticle surface of Meloidogyne incognita and M. hispanica. In the later stages of infection these secretions are exuded as globules over the body of the adult female. They are secreted abundantly into the apoplast by the sedentary adult female and are in close contact with the root cells. They have also been immunolocalised within the intercellular spaces between root cells and more importantly, these nematode secretions were localised in the root cells forming the nematode feeding site.
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Database assignments for author(s): Rosane H.C. Curtis, Isabel M. de O. Abrantes, Simon R. Gowen

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Meloidogyne incognita
	Meloidogyne hispanica