<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A survey of entomopathogenic nematodes was conducted in Croatia between 2016 and 2017. The steinernematids were recovered in two out of 100 soil samples from agricultural land characterized as loamy soils with acidic reaction. Molecular and morphological identification was used to distinguish the nematodes. The isolates were identified as two different strains conspecific with <italic>Steinernema feltiae.</italic> The variations in morphometrical characteristics of infective juveniles (IJs) and males were observed among Croatian strains and with the original description. The analysis of ITS region revealed the greatest similarity of Croatian strains with Slovenian B30 and English A2 strains, which together comprised a monophyletic group in evolutionary analysis. This is the first record of steinernematids, namely <italic>S. feltiae</italic> in Croatia.</p></abstract>

A survey of entomopathogenic nematodes was conducted in Croatia between 2016 and 2017. The steinernematids were recovered in two out of 100 soil samples from agricultural land characterized as loamy soils with acidic reaction. Molecular and morphological identification was used to distinguish the nematodes. The isolates were identified as two different strains conspecific with Steinernema feltiae. The variations in morphometrical characteristics of infective juveniles (IJs) and males were observed among Croatian strains and with the original description. The analysis of ITS region revealed the greatest similarity of Croatian strains with Slovenian B30 and English A2 strains, which together comprised a monophyletic group in evolutionary analysis. This is the first record of steinernematids, namely S. feltiae in Croatia.

First report of entomopathogenic nematode <italic>Steinernema feltiae</italic> (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Croatia

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek

National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Fruit Culture Research Institute

Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Agronomy

Helminthologia

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First report of entomopathogenic nematode  (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Croatia

A survey of entomopathogenic nematodes was conducted in Croatia between 2016 and 2017. The steinernematids were recovered in two out of 100 soil samples from...

First report of entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Croatia

Published Online: Jul 28, 2018

Page range: 256 - 260

Received: Apr 17, 2018

Accepted: May 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0024

Keywords
strain, Croatia, morphological variations, survey

© 2018 I. Majić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

First report of entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Croatia

Published Online: Jul 28, 2018

Page range: 256 - 260

Received: Apr 17, 2018

Accepted: May 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2018-0024

Keywordsstrain, Croatia, morphological variations, survey

© 2018 I. Majić et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
strain, Croatia, morphological variations, survey