Stress tolerance in entomopathogenic nematodes: Engineering superior nematodes for precision agriculture.

Maushe, Dorothy; Ogi, Vera; Divakaran, Keerthi; Verdecia Mogena, Arletys María; Himmighofen, Paul Anton; Machado, Ricardo A R; Towbin, Benjamin Daniel; Ehlers, Ralf-Udo; Molina, Carlos; Parisod, Christian; Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud (2023). Stress tolerance in entomopathogenic nematodes: Engineering superior nematodes for precision agriculture. Journal of invertebrate pathology, 199, p. 107953. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jip.2023.107953

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Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are soil-dwelling parasitic roundworms commonly used as biocontrol agents of insect pests in agriculture. EPN dauer juveniles locate and infect a host in which they will grow and multiply until resource depletion. During their free-living stage, EPNs face a series of internal and environmental stresses. Their ability to overcome these challenges is crucial to determine their infection success and survival. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of EPN response to stresses associated with starvation, low/elevated temperatures, desiccation, osmotic stress, hypoxia, and ultra-violet light. We further report EPN defense strategies to cope with biotic stressors such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and predatory insects. By comparing the genetic and biochemical basis of these strategies to the nematode model Caenorhabditis elegans, we provide new avenues and targets to select and engineer precision nematodes adapted to specific field conditions.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR)
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Biotic Interactions
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS)

UniBE Contributor:

Maushe, Dorothy, Ogi, Vera, Divakaran, Keerthi, Verdecia Mogena, Arletys María, Himmighofen, Paul Anton, Towbin, Benjamin Daniel, Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud

Subjects:

500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany)
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

1096-0805

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

20 Jun 2023 11:58

Last Modified:

19 Jun 2024 00:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.jip.2023.107953

PubMed ID:

37336478

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Biological control Caenorhabditis elegans Entomopathogenic nematodes Soil environment Stress tolerance

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/183550

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/183550

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