Evolutionary BiologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
Counterproductive: coinfection of a water flea by a fungus and a microsporidium reduces the reproductive outputs of all parties.
Snir Halle, Aran Sofer, Frida Ben‐Ami
This study shows that coinfection of water fleas by a fungus and a microsporidium reduces the reproductive outputs of all parties, with virulence expressed through host mortality and reduced fecundity.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-41996-0