TABLE CONTENTS

TOPIC NINETEEN – DETECTION AND SAMPLING METHODOLOGY OF
PARASITIC NEMATODES ........................................................................................................... 320
Development of a Sensitive PCR Test for Detecting the Potato Cyst Nematode
(Globodera rostochiensis) in Large Volume Soil Samples 320
Collins, S., V. Vanstone, J. Marshall & G.I. Dwyer
Healthcare Assessment Methodology in a Developing Country 321
Joshi, S.D. & P.K.Nath
A Method to Estimate the Population Density of Viable Potato Cyst Nematodes
in Soil, Using Potato Plants Grown in Closed Plastic Containers 322
Narabu, T.
Detection of the Golden Nematode Globodera rostochiensis in Canada 25 Years
after Quarantine 322
Rott, M., T. Lawrence & M. Belton
Phytoparasitic Nematode Infestations of California’s Grape, Citrus and
Stone Fruit Crop 323
Chitambar, J.J., K. Dong & S.A. Subbotin
Quantitative Recovery of Anhydrobiotic Nematodes from Dry Soils in
Mediterranean environments 323
Salmerón, T., E. Flor & M. Talavera
Interception of Plant Parasitic Nematodes by the Quarantine Station of Embrapa,
Brazil, in Imported Plant Material 324
Tenente, R.C.V., V. Gonzaga, J.E. Cares & V.R.V. Rissoli
Quantitative Detection of the Major Plant-parasitic Nematodes in Japan using
Real-time PCR 325
Toyota, K., E. Sato, T. Shirakashi & Y.Y. Min
Application of Taylor's Power Law to Sample Statistics of Nematodes Associated
with Cucurbits in Egypt 325
Abd-Elgawad , M.M., A.E. Wahab, F.H. Koura, M.M.A. Hammam & S. Haroon
Detection and Quantification of Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita using
Real-Time qPCR 326
MacMillan, K, I. Young, J. Crawford, S. Hapca & M.J. Wilson
TOPIC TWENTY – DIAGNOSTICS OF PARASITIC NEMATODES .................................................... 327
Insights into Virulence of Portuguese Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Isolates by
ITS-RFLP Analysis 327
Fonseca, L., M.C. Vieira dos Santos, R.H.C. Curtis & I.M. de O. Abrantes
EPPO Work Programme on Diagnostics 327
Petter, F., G. Anthoine & S. Hockland
The PineWood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus: The Result of Five Years
Survey in France 328
Anthoine, G., A.M. Chappé, A. Buisson, L. Bouhot-Delduc, H. Marzin &
P. Castagnone-Sereno.
A Real-time PCR Assay for Detection and Quantification of the Burrowing
Nematode, Radopholus similis 329
Athman, S. & P. Agudelo
Genetic Diversity in Portuguese Potato Cyst Nematode Isolates assessed by AFLP
and Massive Parallel Sequencing 329
Feio, G., C. Egas, B. Santos, J.L. Oliveira, I.L. Conceição, M.J.M. Cunha,
I. Abrantes & M.S. Santos
PCN: Dead or Alive, That is the Question 330
Den Nijs, L.J.M.F.
Pathotypes of Globodera spp. as Detected by Superoxide Dismutase
Isoelectrofocusing Patterns 330
Molinari, S., Greco, N., Crozzoli, R., & M. Zouhar
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