A note on the relation of nematodes (Tylenchus tritici) to the development of the bacterial disease of wheat caused by Bacterium tritici

Abstract

Inoculation experiments using bacteria alone did not produce the bacterial disease of wheat: inoculations with mixed bacteria and nematodes were successful. The bacteria within the nematode galls retain their viability for 2 1/2 years. The bacterial disease is more damaging to the wheat plant than the nematode infection.