A polyyne toxin produced by an antagonistic bacterium blinds and lyses a green microalga
V. Hotter, D. Zopf, H. J. Kim, A. Silge, M. Schmitt, P. Aiyar, J. Fleck, C. Matthaeus, J. Hniopek, Q. Yan, J. Loper, S. Sasso, C. Hertweck, J. Popp, M. Mittag
This study identifies a polyyne toxin produced by Pseudomonas protegens that blinds and lyses Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by targeting its eyespot, alongside orfamide A, to disrupt phototaxis.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2021Plant Biology