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San-Blas E, Campos-Herrera R, Dolinski C, Monteiro C, Andaló V, Leite LG, Rodríguez MG, Morales-Montero P, Sáenz-Aponte A, Cedano C, López-Nuñez JC, Del Valle E, Doucet M, Lax P, Navarro PD, Báez F, Llumiquinga P, Ruiz-Vega J, Guerra-Moreno A, Stock SP. Entomopathogenic nematology in Latin America: A brief history, current research and future prospects. J Invertebr Pathol 2019; 165:22-45. [PMID: 30940472 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2019.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Since the 1980s, research into entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in Latin America has produced many remarkable discoveries. In fact, 16 out of the 117 recognized species of EPNs have been recovered and described in the subcontinent, with many more endemic species and/or strains remaining to be discovered and identified. In addition, from an applied perspective, numerous technological innovations have been accomplished in relation to their implementation in biocontrol. EPNs have been evaluated against over 170 species of agricultural and urban insects, mites, and plant-parasitic nematodes under laboratory and field conditions. While much success has been recorded, many accomplishments remain obscure, due to their publication in non-English journals, thesis dissertations, conference proceedings, and other non-readily available sources. The present review provides a brief history of EPNs in Latin America, including current findings and future perspectives.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ernesto San-Blas
- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Centro de Estudios Botánicos y Agroforestales, Laboratorio de Protección Vegetal, Calle 79 con Av. 8 (Santa Rita), Maracaibo C.P. 4001, Venezuela.
| | | | - Claudia Dolinski
- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), CCTA/LEF, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia, Parasitologia e Patologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
| | - Vanessa Andaló
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Campus Monte Carmelo, LMG 746, km 01, Monte Carmelo, MG, Brazil
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- Dirección de Sanidad Vegetal, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CENSA), Apartado 10, San José de las Lajas, Provincia Mayabeque, Cuba
| | - Patricia Morales-Montero
- Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Centro de Estudios Botánicos y Agroforestales, Laboratorio de Protección Vegetal, Calle 79 con Av. 8 (Santa Rita), Maracaibo C.P. 4001, Venezuela
| | - Adriana Sáenz-Aponte
- Laboratorio de Control Biológico, Biología de Plantas y Sistemas Productivos, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
| | - Carolina Cedano
- Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (UNT), Avenida Juan Pablo II s/n, Trujillo-La Libertad, Peru
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral - Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
| | - Marcelo Doucet
- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC) Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, X5000AVP Córdoba, Argentina
| | - Paola Lax
- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC) Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, X5000AVP Córdoba, Argentina
| | | | - Francisco Báez
- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIAP, Departamento de Proteccion Vegetal, Quito, Ecuador
| | - Pablo Llumiquinga
- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIAP, Departamento de Proteccion Vegetal, Quito, Ecuador
| | - Jaime Ruiz-Vega
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR) Unidad Oaxaca, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Calle Hornos 1003, Col. Noche Buena, C.P. 71230 Oaxaca, Mexico
| | | | - S Patricia Stock
- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Forbes Bldg., Room 410, 1140 E. South Campus Dr., Tucson, AZ 85721-0036, USA
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