Induction of Nematode-Trapping Organs in the Predacious Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora (Hyphomycetales) by Infective Larvae of Ostertagia ostertagi (Trichostrongylidae) |
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Authors: | Grønvold Jørn |
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Institution: | 110.Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 13, Bülowsvej, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark ; |
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Abstract: | Laboratory experiments were designed to study the influence of temperature, concentrations of nematodes, oxygen tension, light, and nutrient levels, on the induction of nematode-trapping hyphal nets in the predacious fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora. When induced by infective Ostertagia ostertagi larvae, a maximum number of nets was produced at 20°C, at which temperature nets in surplus were produced at larval concentrations up to 1,000 larvae per cm2. A. oligospora did not produce nets in an anaerobic atmosphere containing 21 % CO2 (v/v), and net induction was suppressed to a certain degree by exposure to light. The composition of the medium had an important influence on the saprophytic growth and the net-forming capability of A. oligospora as a maximum number of nets was induced at a relatively low concentration of corn meal supporting the relatively sparse mycelium. It was shown that a proportion of trapping nets in A. oligospora maintained their trapping potential for more than 7 weeks when the temperature was below 25°C. Induction of nematodetrapping organs in A. oligospora is discussed in relation to control of infective nematode parasite larvae in cow pats. |
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