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Direct observation of trapping activities of nematode-destroying fungi in the soil using fluorescence microscopy |
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| Authors: | Christian Jensen Gernot Lysek |
| Institution: | Institut für Systematische Botanik und Pflanzengeographie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, F.R.G. |
| Abstract: | Abstract The nematophagous fungi ( Arthrobotrys oligospora and Monacrosporium cionopagum ) were observed under semi-natural conditions by fluorescence microscopy after fluochroming, using fluorescein-diacetate. The formation of 3-dimensional sticky networks and the capture of nematodes inside the soil could be demonstrated. |
| Keywords: | Nematophagous fungi Trapping activity Soil Formation of trapping organs 3-Dimensional sticky networks Fluorescence microscopy Fluorescein-diacetate |