Higher-order interactions among coinfecting parasites and a microbial mutualist impact disease progression
K. R. O'Keeffe, A. Simha, C. E. Mitchell
The paper investigates how higher-order interactions among three fungal species affect disease progression in grass plants, finding that the presence of a mutualist endophyte modifies parasite interactions and significantly increases leaf mortality.
bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2021Ecology