Viral infection patterns in ants are affected by colony structure and phylogenetic lineage
Mauno Konu, Chowdhury Riaz Murshed, Sílvia Abril, Sylvia Cremer, Daniele Giannetti, Donato Antonio Grasso, Heikki Helanterä, Kato Mitsuho, Jérôme Orivel, Ran Hao, Robb Jennifer, Enrico Schifani, Birgit Christiane Schlick-Steiner, Perttu Seppä, Hiroyuki Shimoji, , Lumi Viljakainen
The paper examines how ant colony structure and phylogenetic lineage influence viral diversity and abundance across 15 ant species.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintGenomics