The oomycete Lagenisma coscinodisci hijacks host alkaloid synthesis during infection of a marine diatom

oleh: Marine Vallet, Tim U. H. Baumeister, Filip Kaftan, Veit Grabe, Anthony Buaya, Marco Thines, Aleš Svatoš, Georg Pohnert

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-10-01

Deskripsi

Flagellated oomycetes frequently infect unicellular algae, thus limiting their proliferation. Here, the authors show that an oomycete rewires the metabolome of a marine bloom-forming diatom, thereby promoting infection success.