Chemical Ecology of Nematodes

Authors

  • Ricardo A. R. Machado Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel
  • Stephan H. von Reuss Institute of Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, CH-2000 Neuchâtel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4325-5495

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2022.945

PMID:

38069790

Keywords:

Chemical ecology, Chemical signaling, Nematodes

Abstract

Nematodes represent the most abundant group of metazoans on earth. They utilize diverse chemicals to interact with con-specific and hetero-specific organisms, and are also impacted by compounds produced by other interacting organisms. In the first part of this review we discuss how nematode-derived glycolipids modulate their behavior and development, as well as the interactions with other organisms. Furthermore, we provide a short overview about other secondary metabolites produced by nematodes that affect different life traits of free-living nematodes. In the second part of this review we discuss how different bacteria-, nematode-, and plant-derived chemicals such as volatile organic compounds, root exudates, and plant defenses regulate the interaction between entomopathogenic nematodes, their symbiotic bacteria, insect prey, predators, and plants.

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2022-11-30

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