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<p>The population of <italic>Xiphinema americanum</italic> species group was detected from the soil surronding the roots of peach (<italic>Prunus persica</italic>) during a survey of plant-parasitic nematodes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. From the results of the morphological study, the species was identified as <italic>X. diffusum</italic>. Morphometrics of <italic>X. diffusum</italic> generally agree with those of the type species and the topotype specimens. Molecular analysis of 18S rDNA of <italic>X. diffusum</italic> from Pakistan indicated two nucleotide differences and 99 % similarity with the Chinese (AM086669) and the Australian (AM086685) population of <italic>X. diffusum</italic>. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA placed the Pakistanis population close to <italic>X. diffusum</italic> from China and Australia. This species is reported for the first time from Pakistan</p></abstract>

The population of Xiphinema americanum species group was detected from the soil surronding the roots of peach (Prunus persica) during a survey of plant-parasitic nematodes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. From the results of the morphological study, the species was identified as X. diffusum. Morphometrics of X. diffusum generally agree with those of the type species and the topotype specimens. Molecular analysis of 18S rDNA of X. diffusum from Pakistan indicated two nucleotide differences and 99 % similarity with the Chinese (AM086669) and the Australian (AM086685) population of X. diffusum. Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA placed the Pakistanis population close to X. diffusum from China and Australia. This species is reported for the first time from Pakistan

First report of <italic>Xiphinema diffusum</italic> from Pakistan

Helminthologia

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The population of Xiphinema americanum species group was detected from the soil surronding the roots of peach (Prunus persica) during a survey of...

First report of Xiphinema diffusum from Pakistan

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Feb 10, 2021

Page range: 92 - 99

Received: Jun 03, 2020

Accepted: Sep 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0012

Keywords
group, New record

© 2021 E. Shokoohi, K. Nasira, E. Iqbal, S. Hussain, P. W Mashela, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

First report of Xiphinema diffusum from Pakistan

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Feb 10, 2021

Page range: 92 - 99

Received: Jun 03, 2020

Accepted: Sep 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0012

Keywordsgroup, New record

© 2021 E. Shokoohi, K. Nasira, E. Iqbal, S. Hussain, P. W Mashela, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
group, New record