Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes

Outbreaks of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) have decimated millions of hectares of conifer forests in Europe in recent years. The ability of these 4.0 to 5.5 mm long insects to kill mature trees over a short period has been sometimes ascribed to two main factors: (1) mass attacks...

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Autores principales: Kandasamy, Dineshkumar, Zaman, Rashaduz, Nakamura, Yoko, Zhao, Tao, Hartmann, Henrik, Andersson, Martin N., Hammerbacher, Almuth, Gershenzon, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9943021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36802386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001887

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9943021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36802386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001887

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