Nature of the interactions between hypocrealean fungi and the mutualistic fungus of leaf-cutter ants

Leaf-cutter ants cultivate and feed on the mutualistic fungus, Leucoagaricus gongylophorus , which is threatened by parasitic fungi of the genus Escovopsis . The mechanism of Escovopsis parasitism is poorly understood. Here, we assessed the nature of the antagonism of different Escovopsis species ag...

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