potential of Esteya spp . against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Pinus pinaster

between nematophagous fungi , Esteya spp., and the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

(PWD) is a major threat to conifer forests worldwide and a problem causing great economic losses in Portugal

the Nematode-Micobiota interactions in Pine Wilt Disease

and structure of the
Pine Wilt Disease complex in Portugal

associated with Pine Wilt Disease
as a source of novel biopesticides

C. Vicente1,2, J. Faria2, F. Nóbrega2, H. Bragança2,3, L. Bonifácio2,3, P. Naves2, E. Sousa2,3, M. Espada1, M. Mota4, M.L. Inácio2,3

1MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Institute for Advances Studies and Research, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal; 2INIAV, InstitutoNacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Oeiras, Portugal; 3GREEN-IT Bioresources for Sustainability, ITQB NOVA, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal; 4NemaLab, MED– Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Dpt of Biology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.

David Pires 1,2  Cláudia Vicente 2,1 , Alena Kubátová 3 , Manuel Mota 2 , Maria L. Inácio 1,4

1Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV, I.P.), Oeiras, Portugal;2Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture , Environment and Development (MED), University of Évora, Évora, Portugal;3Department of Botany , Faculty of Science , Charles University , Prague, Czech Republic4GREEN IT Bioresources for Sustainability , ITQB NOVA, Oeiras,