Fatal attraction of Caenorhabditis elegans to predatory fungi through 6-methyl-salicylic acid

Methyl salicylate ester is a plant metabolite involved in plant-insect and plant-plant interactions. Here, Yu et al. show that a nematode-trapping fungus has potential to produce a related compound, 6-methyl salicylate, which attracts its prey (nematodes) and modulates spore germination and trap for...

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Main Authors: Xi Yu, Xiaodi Hu, Maria Pop, Nicole Wernet, Frank Kirschhöfer, Gerald Brenner-Weiß, Julia Keller, Mirko Bunzel, Reinhard Fischer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7bae0bdbb9664a01a7884da7ebf167d2
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