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This project investigates how the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis manipulates ant behavior through genetic mechanisms. By analyzing the fungus's transcriptome and metabolites during different lifecycle phases, the research aims to uncover the relationship between fungal activity and the ant's circadian rhythms.
One of the most dramatic examples of parasites controlling behaviour is the manipulation of ants infected by the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, causing them to bite into vegetation before dying.Most work so far has described the ant’s behaviour. I plan to study the process behind this behaviour from the fungal genome point of view.
The environment experienced by the fungal parasite changes dramatically as it goes from infection to manipulation.
Therefore, the transcriptome of this mind cont…
LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
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