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Streptomyces’ scent attracts spore dispersers

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Earthy-smelling volatiles produced by sporulating Streptomyces attract soil arthropods that eat the bacteria and spread ‘hitch-hiking’ spores.

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Fig. 1: Morphological differentiation and secondary metabolism are co-regulated to modulate microorganism–arthropod interactions.

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