Nitric oxide radicals are emitted by wasp eggs to kill mold fungi

Nitric oxide radicals are emitted by wasp eggs to kill mold fungi

Detrimental microbes caused the evolution of a great diversity of antimicrobial defenses in plants and animals. Insects developing underground seem particularly threatened. Here we show that the eggs of a solitary digger wasp, the European beewolf Philanthus triangulum, emit large amounts of gaseous...

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Main Authors: Erhard Strohm, Gudrun Herzner, Joachim Ruther, Martin Kaltenpoth, Tobias Engl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-06-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
antimicrobial strategy
nitric oxide
nitric oxide synthase
mould fungi
insect egg
Philanthus triangulum
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/43718

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