Acyl amides derived from a bacterial symbiont control development of its nematode host
Ли Су, Daniela Vidaurre‐Barahona, Michelle Anne Diano, Krishna Patel, Sebastian Kaiser, Kevin Hoffman, Edna Bode, Rogelio Hernández-Tamayo, Ali Khoshouei, Richard F. Collins, Martin R. Thanbichler, Jesko Koehnke, Helge B. Bode
The paper identifies bacterial acyl amides, called stripteamides, as signals controlling nematode development in the Steinernema-Xenorhabdus symbiosis.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology