TABLE CONTENTS

SESSION THIRTEEN – SURVIVAL, ADAPTATIONS AND TOLERANCE OF NEMATODES
IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS ..................................................................................................... 48
CONVENORS: DAVID WHARTON & ROLAND PERRY
Desiccation Survival in an Antarctic Nematode: Molecular Analysis using Expressed
Sequenced Tags 48
Adhikari, B.N., E. Ayres, B. Simmons, D.H. Wall & B.J. Adams
Gene Induction by Desiccation Stress in Anhydrobiotic Nematodes Reveals Parallels
with Drought Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants 49
Burnell, A.M., T. Tyson, A. Shannon, W. Reardon, J.T. Jones & M. Blaxter
Expressed Genome of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Reveals Interesting Longevity
and Stress Tolerance Genes in Entomopathogenic Nematodes 50
Grewal, P.S., X. Bai, B.J. Adams, T. Ciche, R. Gaugler, P. Sternberg, S. Clifton & J. Spieth
An Antarctic Nematode that Survives Intracellular Freezing 51
Wharton, D.A., M.R. Raymond, S.R. Clarke. & C.J. Marshall
Survival of Plant-parasitic Nematodes in the Absence of a Host Crop 51
Moens, M. & R.N. Perry
SESSION FOURTEEN – PLENARY SESSION: COMMONALITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN
NEMATODE ISSUES ACROSS THE GLOBE..................................................................................... 52
CONVENORS: JOHN WEBSTER & ROSA MANZANILLA-LOPEZ
Global Issues in Nematode Ecology and Management 52
Ferris, H.
Identification and Characterization of Meloidogyne spp. from Coffee Using
Morphological, Biochemical, and Molecular Approaches 53
Carneiro, R.M.D.G & E.T. Cofcewicz
Similarities and Differences in Nematode Problems and Management Strategies as
Revealed by a World-wide Questionnaire 54
Wesemael, W., E. de la Peña, M. Moens & R.N. Perry
SESSION FIFTEEN – FOREST NEMATOLOGY AND PINE WILT DISEASE ........................................ 55
CONVENORS: KAZUYOSHI FUTAI & CHRISTER MAGNUSSON
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Surface Proteins: Stage-specific Changes and
Characterization 55
Shinya, R., Y. Takeuchi, N. Miura, M. Ueda. & K. Futai
The Norwegian Surveillance System for Pine Wood Nematode 56
Magnusson, C., K.H. Thunes & T. Rafoss
Observations on the Occurrence and Relationship of Nematodes in Australian Conifers 57
Zhao, Z., Y. Weimin, R.M. Giblin-Davis, D. Li, W.K. Thomas, K.A. Davies & I.T. Riley
Molecular Characterization of Bursaphelenchus (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) spp.
Distributed in Korea Based on ITS and D2D3 in rDNA Sequence Analysis 58
Han, H., B-Y. Han, Y-J. Chung & S-C. Shin
Asymptomatic Carrier Trees in Pine Wilt Disease: From an Ecological Viewpoint 59
Takeuchi, Y. & Futai, K.
SESSION SIXTEEN – PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODE GENOMES: FROM EXPLORATION TO
EXPLOITATION ........................................................................................................................... 60
CONVENORS: PIERRE ABAD & MAURICE MOENS
Sequencing and Analysis of the Meloidogyne hapla Genome: A Parasite Shares its Secrets 60
Opperman, C.H., D.M. Bird, V.W. Williamson, M. Burke, J. Cohn, S. Graham, E. Scholl, E.
Windham, D. Rohsar, K. Berrie & T. Mitros
The Meloidogyne incognita Genome Sheds Light on Plant Parasitism in Metazoan 61
Abad, P. & International Sequencing and Annotation Consortium
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