Polaramycin B, and not physical interaction, is the signal that rewires fungal metabolism in the Streptomyces - Aspergillus interaction.
H. Berger, M. Bacher, R. Labuda, I. M. Eppel, F. Bayer, M. Sulyok, E. Gasparotto, F. Zehetbauer, M. Doppler, H. Gratzl, J. Strauss
The paper identifies polaramycin B as the signaling molecule, not physical contact, that triggers metabolic rewiring in the Streptomyces-Aspergillus interaction by inducing ORS production and altering gene expression.
bioRxiv · May 4, 2022Microbiology