19 - Microbial Associations with higher organisms
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What does ectoparasitic mean?
Infect mainly insects / arthropods
Fungal gardeners:
analogues of modern human agricultural practice
What did Klironomos & Hart (2001) provide clear evidence for??
That some ECM fungi predated springtails / scavenge nitrogen from them
What can Nematophagous fungi do?
Detect presence of nematodes / build hyphal nets
What is another name for springtails?
Collembola
How do plants (in general) respond to attack by insect herbivores?
Upregulate their chemical defence
What do plants do when they are attacked by aphids?
Produce VOCs that repel aphids and attract their enemy
What is the relation between attractiveness and nutrition?
Attractiveness is independent of nutrition
What is Methyl salicylate (MeS)?
EAG-active VOC
What is the relation between Aphid attractiveness to plant VOCs and AM fungi?
Aphid attractiveness to plant VOCs is +vely related to extent of colonisation of roots by AM fungi