Toxicity of potential fungal defense proteins towards the fungivorous nematodes Aphelenchus avenae and Bursaphelenchus okinawaensis

Resistance of fungi to predation is thought to be mediated by toxic metabolites and proteins. Many of these fungal defense effectors are highly abundant in the fruiting body and not produced in the vegetative mycelium. The defense function of fruiting body-specific proteins, however, including cytop...