Issue 7, 2015

Chemical ecology of fungi

Abstract

Covering: up to the end of 2014

Fungi are widespread in nature and have conquered nearly every ecological niche. Fungi occur not only in terrestrial but also in freshwater and marine environments. Moreover, fungi are known as a rich source of secondary metabolites. Despite these facts, the ecological role of many of these metabolites is still unknown and the chemical ecology of fungi has not been investigated systematically so far. This review intends to present examples of the various chemical interactions of fungi with other fungi, plants, bacteria and animals and to give an overview of the current knowledge of fungal chemical ecology.

Graphical abstract: Chemical ecology of fungi

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 Dec 2014
First published
03 Jun 2015

Nat. Prod. Rep., 2015,32, 971-993

Author version available

Chemical ecology of fungi

P. Spiteller, Nat. Prod. Rep., 2015, 32, 971 DOI: 10.1039/C4NP00166D

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