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Table 5 Concentration of elements in infective juveniles (IJ) of the studied nematode species and/or isolates (concentration reported as mean picograms per IJ ± standard deviation)

From: Comparative study of element contents in seven isolates of entomopathogenic nematodes

 

H. bacteriophora

(HP88)

H. indica

(EGAZ1)

H. indica

(EGAZ2)

H. indica

(EGAZ3)

S. carpocapsae

(all)

S. carpocapsae

(EGAZ9)

S. carpocapsae

(EGAZ10)

Al

0.18 ± 0.07a

0.26 ± 0.12a

0.19 ± 0.05a

0.22 ± 0.1a

0.18 ± 0.05a

0.18 ± 0.09a

0.16 ± 0.05a

Cr

1.88 ± 0.55a

1.85 ± 0.50a

1.45 ± 0.50a

1.27 ± 0.40a

1.21 ± 0.60a

1.32 ± 0.50a

1.58 ± 0.30a

Pb

1.37 ± 0.40a

2.03 ± 0.80a

1.48 ± 0.45a

1.7 ± 0.5a

1.31 ± 0.35a

1.1 ± 0.25a

1.64 ± 0.75a

Cd

1.27 ± 0.41a

0.49 ± 0.15b

0.32 ± 0.15b

1.34 ± 0.40a

0.45 ± 0.17b

0.46 ± 0.20b

0.61 ± 0.21b

Se

0.19 ± 0.07a

0.22 ± 0.06a

0.14 ± 0.05abc

0.20 ± 0.05a

0.16 ± 0.04 ac

0.10 ± 0.04bc

0.17 ± 0.05 ac

Zn

8.00 ± 1.20a

4.12 ± 0.80b

4.63 ± 0.90b

4.63 ± 0.90b

5.08 ± 1.30b

3.4 ± 0.60b

3.25 ± 0.50b

Mn

15.1 ± 5.0a

6.10 ± 3.5b

27.4 ± 6.0c

4.10 ± 2.0b

6.50 ± 2.5b

15.1 ± 3.8a

16.3 ± 3.2a

Co

16.6 ± 3.5a

19.01 ± 4.0a

19.9 ± 5.8a

18 ± 5.0a

10.7 ± 2.5b

9.68 ± 2.0b

12.6 ± 1.0b

Fe

43.7 ± 7.5a

31.2 ± 5.0a

29.4 ± 6.2a

38.4 ± 6.5a

20.3 ± 3.9b

12.5 ± 8.0b

16.6 ± 7.0b

Cu

62.5 ± 12.5a

44.2 ± 8.5a

40.5 ± 6.0a

49.5 ± 8.0a

31.8 ± 4.4b

23.9 ± 3.8b

28.6 ± 4.5b

  1. Values followed by different lowercase letters in the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05)