address the problem of nematode control?
Pasteuria are specific, naturally-occurring pathogens of nematodes. They have been recognized for many years by the scientific community as potential nematode control agents. They have been shown to control nematodes in a large variety of crops in many locations worldwide. Since they have no other hosts, they are safe to use. Pasteuria forms endospores, the most robust life-form known. They can therefore be applied, packaged and stored in almost any formulation. Is Pasteuria commercially viable? Yes. Pasteuria Bioscience has made a technological breakthrough that allows growth of Pasteuria in liquid culture, suitable for scale-up to commercial production levels. Until recently, production of Pasteuria was prohibitively expensive for most applications. It had never been grown in laboratory culture and was believed to be incapable of growth outside its nematode host. Pasteuria grown in nematode hosts is currently being used at Disney World Epcot Center, and has been sold in Japan, but th
