Carbon translocation from a plant to an insect-pathogenic endophytic fungus

Carbon translocation from a plant to an insect-pathogenic endophytic fungus

The endophytic fungusMetarhizium robertsiiis also an insect pathogen and can facilitate transfer of insect-derived nitrogen to host plants. Here, the authors show that carbon is transferred from plant to fungus suggesting a tripartite interaction where nitrogen is exchanged for photosynthate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scott W. Behie, Camila C. Moreira, Irina Sementchoukova, Larissa Barelli, Paul M. Zelisko, Michael J. Bidochka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14245
Description
Summary:The endophytic fungusMetarhizium robertsiiis also an insect pathogen and can facilitate transfer of insect-derived nitrogen to host plants. Here, the authors show that carbon is transferred from plant to fungus suggesting a tripartite interaction where nitrogen is exchanged for photosynthate.
ISSN:2041-1723

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