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ArticleEcology and evolution2018

Phenotypic responses to microbial volatiles render a mold fungus more susceptible to insect damage.

Silvia Caballero Ortiz, Monika Trienens, Katharina Pfohl, Petr Karlovsky, Gerrit Holighaus, Marko Rohlfs

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Silvia Caballero OrtizJ.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology Animal Ecology Group University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany.
Monika TrienensJ.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology Animal Ecology Group University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1874-1160
Katharina PfohlMolecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany.
Petr KarlovskyMolecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6532-5856
Gerrit HolighausJ.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology Animal Ecology Group University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany.
Marko RohlfsJ.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology Animal Ecology Group University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8767-1629

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Abstract

In decomposer systems, fungi show diverse phenotypic responses to volatile organic compounds of microbial origin (volatiles). The mechanisms underlying such responses and their consequences for the performance and ecological success of fungi in a multitrophic community context have rarely been tested explicitly. We used a laboratory-based approach in which we investigated a tripartite yeast-mold-insect model decomposer system to understand the possible influence of yeast-borne volatiles on the ability of a chemically defended mold fungus to resist insect damage. The volatile-exposed mold phenotype (1) did not exhibit protein kinase A-dependent morphological differentiation, (2) was more susceptible to insect foraging activity, and (3) had reduced insecticidal properties. Additionally, the volatile-exposed phenotype was strongly impaired in secondary metabolite formation and unable to activate "chemical defense" genes upon insect damage. These results suggest that volatiles can be ecologically important factors that affect the chemical-based combative abilities of fungi against insect antagonists and, consequently, the structure and dynamics of decomposer communities.

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chemical interferenceinsect–fungus interactionsmicrobial ecologymultispecies interactionssecondary metabolitesvolatile organic compounds

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PMCPMC5916272

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