Characterization of regulatory genes and involved in conidiation regulation in .

is an important biocontrol agent against plant-parasitic nematodes, primarily infecting them with conidia. However, research on the regulatory genes and pathways involved in its conidiation is still limited. In this study, we employed -mediated genetic transformation to generate 4,870 random T-DNA insertion mutants of .

Ethanol mediates the interaction between and the nematophagous fungus .

Accurately recognizing pathogens by the host is vital for initiating appropriate immune response against infecting microorganisms. has no known receptor to recognize pathogen-associated molecular pattern. However, recent studies showed that nematodes have a strong specificity for transcriptomes infected by different pathogens, indicating that they can identify different pathogenic microorganisms.

The Growth and Conidiation of Are Co-Regulated by Nitrogen Sources and Histone H3K14 Acetylation.

Plant-parasitic nematodes cause severe economic losses to agriculture. As important biocontrol agents, nematophagous fungi evolved the ability to obtain nitrogen sources from nematodes. However, the impact of nitrogen sources on the growth and development of these fungi is largely unknown.