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Table 2 The predation rate of Volutella citrinella (GUCC2219) against three species of plant pathogenic nematodes on water agar

From: A new strain of Volutella citrinella with nematode predation and nematicidal activity, isolated from the cysts of potato cyst nematodes in China

Nematodes

Treatment

Incubation Time (h)

12

24

48

72

A. besseyi

Control

3.50 ± 0.50 b

5.50 ± 0.96 b

9.50 ± 1.26 b

10.67 ± 0.67 b

GUCC2219

13.88 ± 0.87 a

22.37 ± 2.05 a

37.67 ± 3.17 a

59.45 ± 3.76 a

B. xylophilus

Control

6.50 ± 0.96 b

7.50 ± 0.50 b

9.50 ± 1.50 b

11.00 ± 1.73 b

GUCC2219

19.66 ± 2.40 a

27.04 ± 2.19 a

32.40 ± 2.11 a

33.35 ± 0.96 a

D. destructor

Control

2.00 ± 1.15 b

3.00 ± 1.00 b

5.00 ± 1.91 b

8.00 ± 1.63 b

GUCC2219

8.64 ± 1.13 a

17.65 ± 2.34 a

30.98 ± 0.98 a

50.95 ± 2.21 a

  1. *Note: Data represent the mean ± SE (n = 4). Different lowercase letters indicate a significant difference (P < 0.05) between the control and GUCC2219 strains within a species and within a given time point