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Entry Number: 3494

Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematode
Meloidogyne javanica (12%)
Other Nematodes
Meloidogyne incognita (88%)
Host
Zea mays (Raccoon Corn) in/on Root
Origin
USA Georgia Corn-Vegetable Rotation Experiment, Tifton
Collector
via A. W. Johnson
Date Received
1996 Jun 06
Slides
G-11252 & G-11253
Vials
G-4869f & G-4870f
Remarks
Note: We noticed several specimens of females in both the samples heavily infected with bacterial spores (Pasteuria sp.). The effect of this bacterial parasite on the nematode population should be interesting to note for further study.