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List of works by Simon Tragust

Anti-pathogen protection versus survival costs mediated by an ectosymbiont in an ant host

scientific article (publication date: 22 January 2015)

Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their poison.

scientific article

Destructive disinfection of infected brood prevents systemic disease spread in ant colonies.

scientific article published on 9 January 2018

Do microsporidia function as "biological weapon" for Harmonia axyridis under natural conditions?

scientific article published on March 2015

Experimental infection of bumblebees with honeybee-associated viruses: no direct fitness costs but potential future threats to novel wild bee hosts

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

Formicine ants swallow their highly acidic poison for gut microbial selection and control

scientific article published on 03 November 2020

High temperature and temperature variation undermine future disease susceptibility in a population of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

Land-cover and climate factors contribute to the prevalence of the ectoparasitic fungus Laboulbenia formicarum in its invasive ant host Lasius neglectus

scientific article published on 21 March 2021

Prebiotic Effects of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum on the Composition and Function of the Human Microbiota-Results from the PAGODA Trial

scientific article published on 28 April 2020

Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies

scientific article

Rapid increase of the parasitic fungus Laboulbenia formicarum in supercolonies of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus

Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation in ant colonies

scientific article

The Gut Microbiota Can Provide Viral Tolerance in the Honey Bee

scientific article published on 19 April 2021

Unifying external and internal immune defences

scientific article