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You don't have the guts: a diverse set of fungi survive passage through Macrotermes bellicosus termite guts.

Nick BosLeandro GuimaraesRomen PalenzuelaJustinn Renelies-HamiltonLorrie MaccarioSimon Kolotchèlèma SilueN 'golo Abdoulaye KonéMichael Poulsen
Published in: BMC evolutionary biology (2020)
The rapid proliferation of some of these fungi when colonies are compromised indicates that some antagonists successfully employ a sit-and-wait strategy that allows them to remain dormant until conditions are favourable. Although this strategy requires potentially many years of waiting, it prevents these fungi from engaging in an evolutionary arms race with the termite host, which employs a series of complementary behavioural and chemical defences that may prove insurmountable.
Keyphrases
  • signaling pathway
  • genome wide
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