Blochmannia endosymbionts reduce brood rearing success in a carpenter ant (Camponotus sp.)
A. Preuss, P. Czuppon, U. R. Ernst, J. Gadau
This study shows antibiotic treatment reducing Blochmannia endosymbionts in carpenter ants leads to lower brood development success but higher brood rearing success in treated subcolonies.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology