ミミ・ベリー・キノコによって誘発された花のミミクリは,宿主の受粉者をベクターとして利用する
まとめ
ブルーベリーとハックルベリーの葉は,Monilinia spp.に感染しています. 紫外線反射と砂糖により昆虫に魅了される. この魅力は,真菌胞子の伝播を助長し,マミーベリー病の形成につながります.
科学分野:
- 植物病理学 植物病理学
- エントモロジー エントモロジー学
- 菌類学 菌類学とは
背景:
- ブルーベリー (Vaccinium spp.) ハックルベリー (Gaylussacia sp.) Monilinia spp. に対して感受性がある. 感染症. 感染.
- モニリニア・スパプによる感染. 宿主植物の外観と化学的性質を変化させます.
研究 の 目的:
- モニリニア spp. の作用のメカニズムを調査する. 病気の伝播のために,受粉する昆虫を操作します.
主な方法:
- 感染したブルーベリーとハックルベリーの葉や芽の観察.
- 感染した植物組織から放出される視覚的,嗅覚的シグナルの分析.
- 感染した組織に対する昆虫の魅力の評価と餌の行動.
主要な成果:
- 感染した葉や芽は紫外線 (UV) の反射性を発揮し,香りを発する.
- 感染した組織の病変は糖分を分泌し,昆虫を惹きつけます.
- 昆虫は糖類を摂取し,不意にMonilinia conidiaを花に伝播し,ミミヤベリーの形成を開始します.
結論:
- モニリニア spp. モニリニア spp. 虫の受粉者を搾取するために,糖分分泌と組み合わせた視覚的,嗅覚的模倣の戦略を採用します.
- この操作により,真菌病原体が効果的に拡散し,バクシニウムとゲイルスサシアの種でマミーベリー病が発症します.
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