Science. 1987 Feb 6;235(4789):678-80. doi: 10.1126/science.235.4789.678.
The fungal pathogen Verticillium dabliae was less likely to cause symptoms of verticillium wilt on cotton seedlings that had been previously exposed to spider mites than on unexposed cotton seedlings. Conversely, populations of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae grew less rapidly on seedlings that had been inoculated with V. dabliae than on uninoculated controls. Changes caused by pathogen or herbivore attack reduced the suitability of the host plant to a diversity of organisms. This result suggests that highly unrelated organisms that share a host plant may interact strongly.
真菌病原体黄萎轮枝菌Verticillium dabliae 在先前暴露于叶螨的棉苗上引起黄萎病症状的可能性小于未暴露的棉苗。相反，叶螨 Tetranychus urticae 的种群在接种黄萎轮枝菌的棉苗上的生长速度比未接种对照的棉苗要慢。病原体或食草动物攻击引起的变化降低了宿主植物对多种生物的适宜性。这一结果表明，与宿主植物关系密切但没有亲缘关系的生物体可能会强烈相互作用。
