[HN Gopher] Nematophagous Fungus
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       Nematophagous Fungus
        
       Author : lordgilman
       Score  : 31 points
       Date   : 2026-03-27 13:41 UTC (4 days ago)
        
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       | mhb wrote:
       | I wonder if nematophagous fungi have been considered to treat
       | Beech Leaf Disease.
        
         | corygarms wrote:
         | It's an interesting idea, the biggest issue is that the BLD
         | pathogen lives in leaf tissue and most nematophagous fungi
         | dwell in soil or woody stems. If an endophytic fungi were found
         | to have an adverse effect on nematodes, that might be the key
         | to making this work. See 'phyllosphere microbiome' research for
         | real attempts at doing this sort of thing.
        
       | chasil wrote:
       | Oyster mushrooms are known predators of nematodes. They are not
       | mentioned in the above wiki, but their own confirms that they
       | exploit toxins to capture and feed.
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       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus
        
         | corygarms wrote:
         | This is part of the issue with the invasive Golden Oyster in
         | North America, their mycelium paralyze and kill nematodes very
         | efficiently which (directly or indirectly) leads to
         | outcompetition of native fungii.
         | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47536102
        
       | iosovi wrote:
       | Fungi don't play
        
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