Signal transduction in dosease resistant behaviors in Coptotermes foumosanus

通过气相色谱/质谱分析鉴定了内生真菌的气味信号，鉴定出4种主要化学物质。通过这些化学物质，我们发现白蚁对环境中的一般化学信号非常敏感。其中一种化学物质引起了白蚁的厌恶。在巢友与病原相关气味的相互作用中，病原气味是比恶臭气味更强的关键信号。这意味着，安全对他们来说非常重要。

The GC/MS analysis had been conducted to identify the odor signals from entopmopathogenic fungi, and the 4 main chemicals were identified. With these chemicals, we revealed that termites could be super sensitive to general chemical signals in the environment. One of the chemicals induced aversion in termites. Also in the interaction among nestmates and pathogen related odor, it was indicated that pathogenic odor is a stronger key signal than nastemate odor. It means, safety is very important for them.