MicrobiologybioRxiv
Burkholderia from fungus gardens of fungus-growing ants produce antifungals that inhibit the specialized parasite Escovopsis
C. B. Francoeur, D. S. May, M. Thairu…·C. R. Currie
The paper isolates Burkholderia spp. from fungus-growing ants and identifies two antifungals that inhibit Escovopsis, a parasite of the mutualistic fungus Leucoagaricus.
DOI 10.1128/aem.00178-21