ATCC? Number:75727?
Organism: Steinernema riobravis Cabanillas et al.
Designations: Texas [TX]
Isolation: cornfield soil, Weslaco, TX [33568]
Depositors: ARS, US Department of Agriculture, JR Raulston, ARS, US Department of Agriculture
Biosafety Level:1
Shipped: frozen
Growth Conditions: Temperature: 29.0°C Duration: in vivo, Helicoverpa zea Protocol: This strain is routinely shipped as a frozen stabilate. See the general instructions for thawing and storage of frozen material before proceeding. Thaw the ampule and aseptically transfer the material to prepupae of Helicoverpa zea. For large scale in vitro cultivation of the nematodes, refer to the detailed instructions in Friedman, et al. Mass production in liquid culture of insect-killing nematodes. U.S. Pat. 5,023,183.
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Type Strain: yes(type strain)
Applications: biological control of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea [33568] [40191] biological control of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda [40191] [33568]
Comments: nomenclature [49806] [49805]
References: 33568: Raulston JR, et al. Steinernema sp. nematode for suppression of Helicoverpa zea and Spodoptera frugiperda. US Patent 5,674,516 dated Oct 7 1997 40191: Raulston JR, et al. Steinernema sp. nematode for suppression of Helicoverpa zea and Spodoptera frugiperda. US Patent 5,932,237 dated Aug 3 1999 49804: Cabanillas HE, et al. Steinernema riobravis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Texas. Fundam. Appl. Nematol. 17: 123-131, 1994. 49805: Stock SP, et al. An entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema monticolum sp. n. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Korea with a key to other species. Nematologica 43: 15-29, 1997. 49806: Liu J, et al. Taxonomic comments on the genus Steinernema (Nematoda: Steinernematidae): specific epithets and distribution record. Nematologica 44: 321-322, 1998.