Interactions among <i>Escovopsis</i>, Antagonistic Microfungi Associated with the Fungus-Growing Ant Symbiosis

Interactions among <i>Escovopsis</i>, Antagonistic Microfungi Associated with the Fungus-Growing Ant Symbiosis

Fungi in the genus <i>Escovopsis</i> (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are prevalent associates of the complex symbiosis between fungus-growing ants (Tribe Attini), the ants’ cultivated basidiomycete fungi and a consortium of both beneficial and harmful microbes found within the ants’ garden com...

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Main Authors: Yuliana Christopher, Celestino Aguilar, Dumas Gálvez, William T. Wcislo, Nicole M. Gerardo, Hermógenes Fernández-Marín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
vegetative incompatibility
intermingling
antagonism
fungus-growing ants
coinfection
Attini
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/12/1007

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