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

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Penkov,  Sider
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Zagoriy,  Vyacheslav
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Boland,  Sebastian
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

Gruner,  Margit
Max Planck Society;

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Vorkel,  Daniela
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Verbavatz,  Jean-Marc
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Kurzchalia,  Teymuras V.
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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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.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-053E-5
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.