Lifestyle-specific responses of Trichoderma spp. in mycoparasitic confrontations and implications for biocontrol of Populus x canescens
P. Stange, J. Kersting, P. B. Sivaprakasam Padmanaban, J.-P. Schnitzler, M. Rosenkranz, T. Karl, J. P. Benz
This study shows Trichoderma spp. can distinguish between beneficial ectomycorrhizal fungi and pathogenic fungi, showing accelerated growth toward pathogens and reduced growth toward mycorrhizal fungi.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology