title: Bacteria associated with the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus collected in Portugal.
abstract: In this study, we report on the bacterial community associated with the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus from symptomatic pine wilted trees, as well as from long-term preserved B. xylophilus laboratory collection specimens, emphasizing the close bacteria-nematode associations that may contribute to pine wilt disease development.
authors.affiliation: NemaLab, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cláudia S L
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Espada
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: Solange
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D028223:Pinus / Q000469:parasitology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D011174:Portugal; D017187:Tylenchida / Q000382:microbiology*