Jorge Víctor

Nov 5, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Jorge Víctor |Postgrado de Fitosanidad |Campus Montecillo |Colegio de Postgraduados

Fungus-farming ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) are of great scientific interest due to the symbiotic interactions they have established with various microorganisms. It is important to highlight the quadripartite symbiosis developed by (i) the ants; (ii) their cultivated fungi, which serve as their sole source of food; (iii) the parasite Escovopsis spp. (Ascomycota: Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae); and (iv) the actinobacterias specialized in combating the parasitic ascomycete (Schultz 2021).