Description
Book SynopsisNematodes are renowned for their ability to survive severe environmental fluctuations. Their mechanisms to withstand temperature extremes, desiccation, and osmotic and ionic stress are presented here together with information on the underlying biochemical basis contributing to survival. Highlighting parallels and contrasts between parasitic and free-living nematode groups, this book integrates strategies that enable nematodes to persist in the absence of food with tactics used by parasitic forms to survive the defence responses of a plant or animal host. This functional study is an essential resource for researchers in nematology, parasitology and zoology.
Table of Contents1: Survival of Parasitic Nematodes outside the Host 2: Survival of Plant-parasitic Nematodes inside the Host 3: Survival of Animal-parasitic Nematodes inside the Animal Host 4: The Genome of Pristionchus pacificus and Implications for Survival Attributes 5: The Dauer Phenomenon 6: Gene Induction and Desiccation Stress in Nematodes 7: Longevity and Stress Tolerance of Entomopathogenic Nematodes 8: Cold Tolerance 9: Molecular Analyses of Desiccation Survival in Antarctic Nematodes 10: Thermobiotic Survival 11: Osmotic and Ionic Regulation 12: Biochemistry of Survival
