Attine ants use antimicrobials produced by commensal bacteria to inhibit parasites on their fungal gardens. However, in this agricultural system, antimicrobial use does not lead to overwhelming resistance, as is typical in clinical settings. Mixtures of continually-evolving antimicrobial variants could support this dynamic.
Resisting antimicrobial resistance: Lessons from fungus farming ants / Ayush Pathak, Steve Kett, Massimiliano Marvasi. - In: TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION. - ISSN 0169-5347. - STAMPA. - (2019), pp. 0-0. [10.1016/j.tree.2019.08.007]
Resisting antimicrobial resistance: Lessons from fungus farming ants
Massimiliano Marvasi
Supervision
2019
Abstract
Attine ants use antimicrobials produced by commensal bacteria to inhibit parasites on their fungal gardens. However, in this agricultural system, antimicrobial use does not lead to overwhelming resistance, as is typical in clinical settings. Mixtures of continually-evolving antimicrobial variants could support this dynamic.
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