Mortierella alpina in a petri dish (IMAGE)

Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute -

Mortierella alpina in a petri dish

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The soil fungus Mortierella alpina in a petri dish. M. alpina produces special molecules with a worm-killing effect, the malpinins, which it uses to protect itself from predators.

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Johannes Rassbach/Leibniz-HKI and FSU Jena

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