Nematode-Trapping Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora is Hungry for COQ7 to Alleviate Environmentally Triggered Iron Overload
Qunfu Wu, Jiao Zhou, Donglou Wang, Songhan Xue, Ling Li, Li Wu, Junxian Yan, Xue‐Mei Niu
This study shows that the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora uses iron-chelating COQ7 to alleviate iron overload under high oxygen conditions, revealing its predatory behavior is for iron acquisition, not food.
Natural Products and Bioprospecting · Mar 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology