A wax ester promotes collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus 
pacificus

Penkov, S; Ogawa, A; Schmidt, U; Tate, D; Zagoriy, V; Boland, S; Gruner, M; Vorkel, D; Verbavatz, J-M; Sommer, RJ; Knölker, H-J; Kurzchalia, TV

doi:10.1038/nchembio.1460

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A wax ester promotes collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus

Penkov, S., Ogawa, A., Schmidt, U., Tate, D., Zagoriy, V., Boland, S., et al. (2014). A wax ester promotes collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Nature Chemical Biology, 10(4), 281-285. doi:10.1038/nchembio.1460.

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Penkov, S, Author
Ogawa, A¹, Author
Schmidt, U, Author
Tate, D¹, Author
Zagoriy, V, Author
Boland, S, Author
Gruner, M, Author
Vorkel, D, Author
Verbavatz, J-M, Author
Sommer, RJ¹, Author
Knölker, H-J, Author
Kurzchalia, TV, Author

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1Department Integrative Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Society, ou_3375786

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Abstract: Survival of nematode species depends on how successfully they disperse in the habitat and find a new host. As a new strategy for collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus, dauer larvae synthesize an extremely long-chain polyunsaturated wax ester (nematoil) that covers the surface of the animal. The oily coat promotes congregation of up to one thousand individuals into stable 'dauer towers' that can reach a beetle host more easily.

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Identifiers: DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1460
PMID: 24584102

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Title: Nature Chemical Biology

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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 10 (4) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 281 - 285 Identifier: ISSN: 1552-4450
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