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Mary K. Chon

Kennesaw State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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EcologybioRxivPreprintJul 24, 2025

Dual strategies in ant social immunity: Chemical diversity and pathogen specificity in antimicrobial defense

Mary K. Chon, Darmon Kahvazadeh, Clint A. Penick

This study investigates how ants use chemically diverse and pathogen-specific antimicrobial compounds to combat disease in social settings, finding that five out of six tested species inhibit the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris.

DOI 10.1101/2025.07.24.666674

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