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. 1983 Nov;46(5):1093–1096. doi: 10.1128/aem.46.5.1093-1096.1983

Binding Characteristics of Lectins Involved in the Trapping of Nematodes by Fungi

W D Rosenzweig 1, D Ackroyd 1
PMCID: PMC239524  PMID: 16346417

Abstract

Seventeen saccharides were tested for their ability to bind to the trap lectins of three species of nematode-trapping fungi and prevent nematode capture. The lectin of Arthrobotrys conoides was found to be inhibited by α-d-glucose/d-mannose and similar saccharides. The lectins of Monacrosporium eudermatum and Monacrosporium rutgeriensis were inhibited by α-l-fucose and 2-deoxy-d-glucose, respectively. Human group O(H) erythrocytes agglutinated to traps of M. eudermatum but not A. conoides or M. rutgeriensis. There was no agglutination of group A or B to traps formed by all three fungi. Exposure of the traps to trypsin eliminated the ability to capture nematodes. The presence of d-glucose/d-mannose and l-fucose residues on the nematode cuticle was suggested through the use of commercially prepared lectin-peroxidase conjugates.

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