Host-associated microbial diversity in New Zealand cicadas uncovers elevational structure and replacement of obligate bacterial endosymbionts by Ophiocordyceps fungal pathogens
D. Haji, J. Vailionis, M. Stukel, E. R. Gordon, E. Lemmon, A. Lemmon, J. P. McCutcheon, C. Simon
This study examines gut microbial diversity in New Zealand cicadas, finding elevational patterns and replacement of bacterial symbionts with fungal pathogens across species.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology