Predacity by nematophagous fungi and its relation to the attraction of nematodes
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Microbial Ecology
- Vol. 8 (3), 233-240
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02011427
Abstract
Predacity, the ability of nematophagous fungi to destroy nematodes, was investigated for eight species of fungi by a method using sterilized soil and the nematodePanagrellus redivivus. In addition, the ability of the fungi to attract nematodes was investigated using an agar plate technique. Predacity and attraction were highly correlated (r=0.98) in these tests. The presence of traps in cultures ofArthrobotrys oligospora increased the ability to attract nematodes by a factor of 2.Keywords
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