Fungus-Farming Termites Selectively Bury Weedy Fungi that Smell Different from Crop Fungi

Sex and diversity: The mutualistic and parasitic fungi of a fungus-growing termite differ in genetic diversity and reproductive strategy

(2017) Lakshya Katariya et al.   Fungal Ecology

Macrotermycins A–D, Glycosylated Macrolactams from a Termite-Associated Amycolatopsis sp. M39

(2017) Christine Beemelmanns et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Building mud castles: a perspective from brick-laying termites

(2017) Nikita Zachariah et al.   Scientific Reports

Oligocene Termite Nests with In Situ Fungus Gardens from the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania, Support a Paleogene African Origin for Insect Agriculture

(2016) Eric M. Roberts et al.   PLoS One

Chemical ecology of fungi

(2015) Peter Spiteller   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

How to be a fig wasp parasite on the fig–fig wasp mutualism

(2015) Renee M Borges   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Interaction Between the Subterranean Termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae in Foraging Arenas

(2015) Thomas Chouvenc et al.   JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY

New Synthesis: The Chemistry of Partner Choice in Insect-Microbe Mutualisms

(2014) Peter H. W. Biedermann et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Natalamycin A, an ansamycin from a termite-associated Streptomyces sp.

(2014) Ki Hyun Kim et al.   Chemical Science

SHIFT IN EGG-LAYING STRATEGY TO AVOID PLANT DEFENSE LEADS TO REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN MUTUALISTIC AND CHEATING YUCCA MOTHS

(2013) David M. Althoff   EVOLUTION

Rethinking Mutualism Stability: Cheaters and the Evolution of Sanctions

(2013) Megan E. Frederickson   QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY

The fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis harbors bacillaene-producing Bacillus sp. that inhibit potentially antagonistic fungi

(2013) Soohyun Um et al.   Scientific Reports

Comparison of Volatile Blends and Nucleotide Sequences of Two Beauveria Bassiana Isolates of Different Virulence and Repellency Towards the Termite Macrotermes Michealseni

(2012) D. M. Mburu et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

When Subterranean Termites Challenge the Rules of Fungal Epizootics

(2012) Thomas Chouvenc et al.   PLoS One

Odor Aversion and Pathogen-Removal Efficiency in Grooming Behavior of the Termite Coptotermes formosanus

(2012) Aya Yanagawa et al.   PLoS One

Recruitment of minor workers for defense against a specialized parasite ofAttaleaf-cutting ant fungus gardens

(2011) A.T. Gerstner et al.   ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Pseudoxylaria as stowaway of the fungus-growing termite nest: Interaction asymmetry between Pseudoxylaria, Termitomyces and free-living relatives

(2011) Anna A. Visser et al.   Fungal Ecology

Burial behaviour by dealates of the termite Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Termitidae, Macrotermitinae) induced by chemical signals from termite corpses

(2011) T. Chouvenc et al.   INSECTES SOCIAUX

The Scent of a Partner: Ambrosia Beetles Are Attracted to Volatiles from Their Fungal Symbionts

(2011) Jiri Hulcr et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Comparison of volatile blends and gene sequences of two isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae of different virulence and repellency toward the termite Macrotermes michaelseni

(2011) D. M. Mburu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Musty odor of entomopathogens enhances disease-prevention behaviors in the termite Coptotermes formosanus

(2011) Aya Yanagawa et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Exploring the Potential for Actinobacteria as Defensive Symbionts in Fungus-Growing Termites

(2011) Anna A. Visser et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Dating the fungus-growing termites’ mutualism shows a mixture between ancient codiversification and recent symbiont dispersal across divergent hosts

(2011) T. NOBRE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki towards entomopathogenic fungal volatiles

(2010) Abid Hussain et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

Ant farmers practice proactive personal hygiene to protect their fungus crop

(2010) Citlalli Morelos-Juárez et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Symbiont Interactions in a Tripartite Mutualism: Exploring the Presence and Impact of Antagonism between Two Fungus-Growing Ant Mutualists

(2010) Michael Poulsen et al.   PLoS One

Adaptive social immunity in leaf-cutting ants

(2009) T. N. Walker et al.   Biology Letters

Relationship between virulence and repellency of entomopathogenic isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana to the termite Macrotermes michaelseni

(2009) D.M. Mburu et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Reducing the babel in plant volatile communication: using the forest to see the trees

(2009) Y. Ranganathan et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Generalized antifungal activity and 454-screening of Pseudonocardia and Amycolatopsis bacteria in nests of fungus-growing ants

(2009) R. Sen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rethinking crop-disease management in fungus-growing ants

(2009) J. J. Boomsma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

High Symbiont Relatedness Stabilizes Mutualistic Cooperation in Fungus-Growing Termites

(2009) D. K. Aanen et al.   SCIENCE