Low Virulence of the Fungi Escovopsis and Escovopsioides to a Leaf-Cutting Ant-Fungus Symbiosis

Low Virulence of the Fungi Escovopsis and Escovopsioides to a Leaf-Cutting Ant-Fungus Symbiosis

Eusocial insects interact with a diversity of parasites that can threaten their survival and reproduction. The amount of harm these parasites cause to their hosts (i.e., their virulence) can be influenced by numerous factors, such as the ecological context in which the parasite and its host are inse...

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Main Authors: Débora Mello Furtado de Mendonça, Marcela Cristina Silva Caixeta, Gabriel Leite Martins, Camila Costa Moreira, Thiago Gechel Kloss, Simon Luke Elliot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
host-parasite interactions
parasitism
Atta
Acromyrmex
evolution of virulence
Hypocreales
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.673445/full

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