Key processes required for the different stages of fungal carnivory by a nematode-trapping fungus.

Nutritional deprivation triggers a switch from a saprotrophic to predatory lifestyle in soil-dwelling nematode-trapping fungi (NTF). In particular, the NTF Arthrobotrys oligospora secretes food and sex cues to lure nematodes to its mycelium and is triggered to develop specialized trapping devices. C...

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Published in:	PLoS Biology
Main Authors:	Hung-Che Lin, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Sheng-An Chen, Ching-Ting Yang, Rebecca J Tay, Tomoyo Iizuka, Tsung-Yu Huang, Chih-Yen Kuo, A Pedro Gonçalves, Siou-Ying Lin, Yu-Chu Chang, Jason E Stajich, Erich M Schwarz, Yen-Ping Hsueh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-11-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002400&type=printable