Jiao Zhou

Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora is Hungry for COQ7 to Alleviate Environmentally Triggered Iron Overload

This study shows that the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora uses iron-chelating COQ7 to alleviate iron overload under high oxygen conditions, revealing its predatory behavior is for iron acquisition, not food.

Nematode-Trapping Devices of Arthrobotrys oligospora is an Iron Storage Phenotype Adapted to Temperature Changes

This study identifies iron storage in nematode-trapping fungi as an adaptation to temperature changes, revealing a novel phenotypic system for iron overload and its evolutionary link to environmental conditions.