Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
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ophiocordyceps-unilateralis-205-710600
title:
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis
text:
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, commonly known as zombie-ant fungus, is an insect-pathogenic fungus, discovered by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859, and currently found predominantly in tropical forest ecosystems. O. unilateralis infects ants of the tribe Camponotini, with the full pathogenesis being characterized by alteration of the behavioral patterns of the infected ant. Infected hosts leave their canopy nests and foraging trails for the forest floor, an area with a temperat
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of fungus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiocordyceps_unilateralis
date created:
2007-09-04T11:11:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T06:14:58Z
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13
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