SYMBIOTIC INTERACTIONS IN THE ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES

The entomopathogenic nematodes are a neglected subject in the mainstre am symbiosis Literature. This article attempts to redress the balance by comparing the association with more well-known symbioses. The trans mission strategies and nutritional interactions employed in the associ ation display remarkable similarities to those found in the symbioses between insects and filamentous fungi. Consequently we conclude that t he relationship between the entomopathogenic nematodes and their symbi otic bacteria should be considered an ectosymbiosis.