Disease management in two sympatric Apterostigma fungus‐growing ants for controlling the parasitic fungus Escovopsis
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7379
Abstract: Abstract Antagonistic interactions between host and parasites are often embedded in networks of interacting species, in which hosts may be attacked by competing parasites species, and parasites may infect more than one host species. To… read more here.
Keywords: two sympatric; growing ants; escovopsis; host ... See more keywords
In vitro study of volatile organic compounds produced by the mutualistic fungus of leaf-cutter ants and the antagonist Escovopsis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2020.100986
Abstract: Abstract Occasionally, the symbiosis of the fungus-growing ants is threatened by ascomycetous fungi mainly by species in the genus Escovopsis. GC-MS analyses were conducted to investigate the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by Escovopsis and… read more here.
Keywords: fungus; volatile organic; study; escovopsis ... See more keywords
Genomic diversification of the specialized parasite of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2213096119
Abstract: Fungi shape the diversity of life. Characterizing the evolution of fungi is critical to understanding symbiotic associations across kingdoms. In this study, we investigate the genomic and metabolomic diversity of the genus Escovopsis, a specialized… read more here.
Keywords: fungus growing; specialized parasite; growing ant; escovopsis ... See more keywords
Interactions among Escovopsis, Antagonistic Microfungi Associated with the Fungus-Growing Ant Symbiosis
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DOI: 10.3390/jof7121007
Abstract: Fungi in the genus Escovopsis (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… read more here.
Keywords: escovopsis antagonistic; escovopsis; symbiosis; fungus growing ... See more keywords
Production of Escovopsis weberi (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Mycelial Pellets and Their Effects on Leaf-Cutting Ant Fungal Gardens
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12020330
Abstract: The maintenance of the symbiosis between leaf-cutting ants and their mutualistic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Singer (Moller) is vital for the survival of both species. The specialist fungal parasite Escovopsis weberi Muchovej & Della Lucia is… read more here.
Keywords: cutting ant; escovopsis weberi; escovopsis; mycelial pellets ... See more keywords