Abstract
Differential interference contrast, transmission electron and epifluorescence microscopy techniques were employed to examine the ultrastructure of the rectal glands in . Heterorhabditis bacteriophora hermaphrodites, with special attention to the location of . Photorhabdus bacteria symbionts within these structures. Three rectal glands were clearly visualized in all examined specimens, with two glands positioned sub-ventrally and another gland located dorsally. The dorsal rectal gland in all examined specimens is larger than the subventral ones. Our observations indicate that . Photorhabdus bacteria do not colonize the rectal glands of . H. bacteriophora hermaphrodites, but rather are present in the most posterior-intestinal cells.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 135-138 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Differential interference contrast optics
- Entomopathogenic nematodes
- GFP-label bacteria
- Symbiont
- Transmission electron microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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