EcologybioRxivPreprint
Whole forest in a pouch? Methods converge in uncovering wood ants fungal and bacterial microbiota
Igor Siedlecki, Michał Kochanowski, Izabela Bąk…·Marta Wrzosek
The paper characterizes fungal and bacterial communities in the infrabuccal pockets of Formica polyctena ants using multiple methods, finding diverse fungal genera and stable bacterial communities.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.24.713951