Abstract
In the last 5 years considerable effort has been put
into the identi¿ cation of parasitism genes from sedentary
plant-parasitic nematodes. Thousands of (partial) DNA
sequences are now available from several nematode
species, which allows comparison of gene expression in
plant-parasitic and other nematode species. From this
comparison it is evident that plant-parasitic nematodes
have evolved a set of genes that have no homologues
in other nematodes or even in other phyla. Similarly,
plant-parasitic nematodes have genes in common with
other plant-pathogens, which are absent in other groups
of nematodes. And ¿ nally, plant-parasites and animal
parasites share a unique set of homologues, too. Pieces of
this evolutionarypuzzle will be illustrated with examples.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nematology Symposium abstracts |
| Place of Publication | Leiden |
| Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers |
| Pages | 133 (032) |
| Volume | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |