Claim · model-written summary
Non-fir-associated fungi were less effective at reducing phloem-medium defense concentrations.
- Taxon
- silver fir
Abies albae2 - Interactor
- non-fir-associated fungie0other
- Outcome
- concentrations in the phloem mediume0
- Direction
- less effectivee0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“non-fir-associated fungi were less effective in reducing their concentrations in the phloem medium.”
t0“fir”
e2“constitutive chemical defenses of silver fir phloem in comparison to other fungi.”
Title
Björn Lichnock; Sifat Munim Tanin; Michael Reichelt; et al. ISME Communications 2026. doi:10.1093/ismeco/ycag131
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Ophiostoma piceae mycelium was rich in amino acids, sugars and B vitamins.
- Observation Geosmithia sp. F1 mycelium was rich in amino acids, sugars and B vitamins.
- Observation Ophiostoma piceae depleted several defenses from fir phloem medium.
- Observation Geosmithia sp. F1 depleted several defenses from fir phloem medium.
- Observation O. piceae had the highest nicotinic acid among 17 fungi tested.
- Observation O. piceae strongly depleted chemical defenses, similarly to Endoconidiophora polonica.
- Observation Beetle-vectored non-mutualistic fungi had similar capacities to deplete fir defense compounds.
- Mechanism The authors inferred that nutritious fungal mycelium and defense depletion facilitate beetle colonization of silver fir phloem.