Fulfilling Koch-like postulates for animal fungal mutualists: New fungal symbionts and gallery and mycangial colonization by Xyleborus affinis ambrosia fungi
Abolfazl Masoudi, Esther Tirmizi, Mateo J. Valdiviezo, Ross A. Joseph, Nemat O. Keyhani
The paper isolates and validates fungal symbionts from ambrosia beetles, showing ethanol protocols bias fungal recovery and identifying new species.
Environmental Microbiology · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology