Each species plays a crucial role in ecosystems, with interactions between predators and prey, as well as hosts and pathogens, being particularly prevalent. Nematodes, the most abundant animals on Earth, serve as a prime example. Investigating their natural antagonists, such as nematode-trapping fungi and oyster mushrooms, offers valuable insights into potential biological control strategies to combat parasitic nematodes.
This exhibition will present the latest research on nematode-nematophagous fungi interactions in an accessible manner. It will highlight how nematode-trapping fungi differentiate traps and how oyster mushrooms deploy toxins to capture and kill nematodes.
Participants will also have the opportunity to use microscopes to observe nematodes, the trapping structures of nematode-trapping fungi, and the toxocysts of oyster mushrooms, offering a close-up view of these captivating predator-prey interactions in the microscopic world..
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