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. 2022 Oct 10;32(19):R1018-R1020.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.029.

Symbiosis: Partners in crime

Kim L Hoang  1 , Kayla C King  2
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Symbiosis: Partners in crime

Kim L Hoang et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Defensive symbionts protect their hosts against imminent threats. A new study uncovers a symbiosis whereby a fungus safeguards its beetle host from predation, but also exploits the beetle as a vector to help it attack plants and cause disease.

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