NIOO-KNAW · @niooknaw
20 followers · 84 posts · Server social.edu.nlNew NIOO publication: Effects of tomato inoculation with the #entomopathogenic fungus #Metarhizium brunneum on #spidermite resistance and the #rhizosphere microbial community. #metabolites
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197770
#entomopathogenic #metarhizium #spidermite #rhizosphere #metabolites
Microbiology Journal Club · @MicrobioJC
568 followers · 548 posts · Server scicomm.xyzAfter 10 infection rounds of #metarhizium #spore treated #ants (L. humile), #spores with lower #ergosterol were selected for in conditions where ants could groom each other. These spores were less virulent, more numerous, and triggered #grooming #behaviour less. Models an #ecoEvo system where #pathogen competition elicits strategies to circumvent social #immunity pressure.
#immunity #pathogen #ecoevo #behaviour #grooming #ergosterol #Spores #ants #spore #metarhizium