Simon Tragust

Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies

Matthias Konrad, Meghan L. Vyleta, Fabian J. Theis et al. · PLoS Biology · 2012 · 254 citations · Full text

Allergy, Fungal Pathogen, Medicine +14

Ants Disinfect Fungus-Exposed Brood by Oral Uptake and Spread of Their Poison

Simon Tragust, Barbara Mitteregger, Vanessa Barone et al. · Current Biology · 2012 · 249 citations · Full text

Biology, Entomology, Fungus-exposed Brood +8

Destructive disinfection of infected brood prevents systemic disease spread in ant colonies

Christopher D. Pull, Line V. Ugelvig, Florian Wiesenhofer et al. · eLife · 2017 · 140 citations · Full text

The Gut Microbiota Can Provide Viral Tolerance in the Honey Bee

Christopher Dosch, Anja Manigk, Tabea Streicher et al. · Microorganisms · 2021 · 80 citations · Full text

Anti-pathogen protection versus survival costs mediated by an ectosymbiont in an ant host

Matthias Konrad, Anna V. Grasse, Simon Tragust et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2014 · 61 citations · Full text