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Symbiont-Mediated Host-Parasite Dynamics in a Fungus-Gardening Ant.

Microbial ecology - 1 Aug 2018

Kellner Katrin, Kardish M R, Seal J N, Linksvayer T A, Mueller U G

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Group-living can promote the evolution of adaptive strategies to prevent and control disease. Fungus-gardening ants must cope with two sets of pathogens, those that afflict the ants themselves and those of their symbiotic fungal gardens. While much research has demonstrated the impact of specialized fungal pathogens that infect ant fungus gardens, most of these studies focused on the so-called higher attine ants,...

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PMID: 29285550
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-017-1124-6

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