2024
DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.11.598432
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Vertical transmission of fungus-growing ant microbiota is species-specific and constrained by queens

Victoria A. Sadowski,
Panagiotis Sapountzis,
Pepijn W. Kooij
et al.

Abstract: Multipartite symbioses are inherently complex, involving dynamic ecological interactions between organisms with intertwined yet distinct evolutionary histories. The fungus-growing (attine) ants facilitate maintenance of a symbiotic species network through maternal vertical transmission of an obligate fungal symbiont. While the gut microbiomes of fungus-growing ant species are remarkably simple, their fungal gardens support diverse microbial communities. Here, we focus on an understudied transmission bottleneck… Show more

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