Nematophagous fungi: Endoparasites ofRhabditis terricola.
Three techniques were compared for the recovery of endoparasitic nematophagous fungi from soil. The Baermann funnel technique (32 species) was superior to differential centrifugation (19 species) or soil sprinkling (21 species) in terms of number of species found. The main advantage of the Baermann funnel was in the recovery of lower fungi, especially those with flagellate states. In all, 40 species of endoparasites (70% of the known flora) were recorded. Thirty-two of those were found capable of attacking the soil nematodeRhabditis terricola Dujardin.
Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, NIG 2W1, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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