Ethanol mediates the interaction between Caenorhabditis elegans and the nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum

Ethanol mediates the interaction between Caenorhabditis elegans and the nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lavendulum

ABSTRACT Accurately recognizing pathogens by the host is vital for initiating appropriate immune response against infecting microorganisms. Caenorhabditis elegans has no known receptor to recognize pathogen-associated molecular pattern. However, recent studies showed that nematodes have a strong spe...

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Main Authors: Xue-Mei Zhuang, Zhi-Yi Guo, Meng Zhang, Yong-Hong Chen, Feng-Na Qi, Ren-Qiao Wang, Ling Zhang, Pei-Ji Zhao, Chao-Jun Lu, Cheng-Gang Zou, Yi-Cheng Ma, Jianping Xu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Yan-Ru Cao, Lian-Ming Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
nematophagous fungi
fungal infection
innate immunity
ethanol
ethanol dehydrogenase
pathogen recognition
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01270-23

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