Research
A study was done on the genome of this wood nematode B. xylophilus to observe how this nematode finds its host. One of the most important component of the plant is the cellulase because the cellulase is an enzyme that helps break cellulose structure and lets them explore inside the host once they get inside.
Read more about this topic: Bursaphelenchus Xylophilus
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