MicrobiologybioRxiv
Toxin-producing endosymbionts shield pathogenic fungus against micropredators
I. Richer, S. Radosa, Z. Cseresnyes…·C. Hertweck
This study shows that rhizoxin, produced by a bacterial endosymbiont in the fungus Rhizopus microsporus, protects the fungus from protozoan and nematode predators.