Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies
Konrad, Matthias (Creator), Vyleta, Meghan L. (Creator), Theis, Fabian J. (Creator), Stock, Miriam (Creator), Tragust, Simon (Creator), Klatt, Martina (Creator), Drescher, Verena (Creator), Marr, Carsten (Creator), Ugelvig, Line V. (Creator), Cremer, Sylvia (Creator)
Social contact with fungus-exposed ants leads to pathogen transfer to healthy nest-mates, causing low-level infections. These micro-infections promote pathogen-specific immune gene expression and protective immunization of nest-mates
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