Periodic Reporting for period 1 - GenoSpec (Insights from Population Genomics to the Evolution of Host Specificity in Insect Fungi)

The project address the problematics of host-specific adaptation in Ophiocordyceps unilateral sensu lato, known as “zombie-ant” fungi. This fungal species complex is pathogenic specifically to ants and well known for its outstanding feature to manipulate the behaviour of...