MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis ants promote fungus garden hygiene using Trichoderma-derived metabolite cues
K. E. Kyle, S. P. Puckett, A. M. Caraballo Rodriguez…·M. J. Balunas
This paper identifies Trichoderma as a pathogen of fungus gardens and shows that peptaibols, its metabolites, trigger ant weeding behavior to maintain garden hygiene.
DOI 10.1101/2022.11.12.516288