| ▲ | Nematophagous Fungus(en.wikipedia.org) |
| 38 points by lordgilman 5 days ago | 6 comments |
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| ▲ | chasil 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Oyster mushrooms are known predators of nematodes. They are not mentioned in the above wiki, but their own confirms that they exploit toxins to capture and feed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus |
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| ▲ | corygarms 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | This is part of the issue with the invasive Golden Oyster in North America, their mycelium paralyze and kill nematodes very efficiently which (directly or indirectly) leads to outcompetition of native fungii.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47536102 | |
| ▲ | yostrovs 37 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | They're commonly foraged, and naturally present a curious question of whether they're a vegan food since they're carnivorous. |
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| ▲ | mhb 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I wonder if nematophagous fungi have been considered to treat Beech Leaf Disease. |
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| ▲ | corygarms 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | It's an interesting idea, the biggest issue is that the BLD pathogen lives in leaf tissue and most nematophagous fungi dwell in soil or woody stems. If an endophytic fungi were found to have an adverse effect on nematodes, that might be the key to making this work. See 'phyllosphere microbiome' research for real attempts at doing this sort of thing. |
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| ▲ | iosovi 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Fungi don't play |
