Toxin-producing endosymbionts shield pathogenic fungus against micropredators
I. Richer, S. Radosa, Z. Cseresnyes, I. Ferling, H. Buettner, S. P. Niehs, R. Gerst, M. T. Figge, F. Hillmann, C. Hertweck
This study shows that rhizoxin, produced by a bacterial endosymbiont in the fungus Rhizopus microsporus, protects the fungus from protozoan and nematode predators.
bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2022Microbiology