Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation in ant colonies M Konrad, ML Vyleta, FJ Theis, M Stock, S Tragust, M Klatt, V Drescher, ... PLoS biology 10 (4), e1001300, 2012 | 213 | 2012 |
Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their poison S Tragust, B Mitteregger, V Barone, M Konrad, LV Ugelvig, S Cremer Current Biology 23 (1), 76-82, 2013 | 183 | 2013 |
Unifying external and internal immune defences O Otti, S Tragust, H Feldhaar Trends in ecology & evolution 29 (11), 625-634, 2014 | 94 | 2014 |
Destructive disinfection of infected brood prevents systemic disease spread in ant colonies CD Pull, LV Ugelvig, F Wiesenhofer, AV Grasse, STT Schmitt, MJF Brown, ... eLIFE 7, e32073, 2018 | 68 | 2018 |
Anti-pathogen protection versus survival costs mediated by an ectosymbiont in an ant host M Konrad, AV Grasse, S Tragust, S Cremer Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1799), 20141976, 2015 | 50 | 2015 |
Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies S Tragust, LV Ugelvig, M Chapuisat, J Heinze, S Cremer BMC evolutionary biology 13, 1-10, 2013 | 50 | 2013 |
Histopathology of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales): ectoparasitic fungi on ants (hymenoptera: Formicidae) S Tragust, A Tartally, X Espadaler, J Billen Myrmecological News 23, 81-89, 2016 | 34 | 2016 |
Prebiotic effects of partially hydrolyzed guar gum on the composition and function of the human microbiota—Results from the PAGODA Trial SJ Reider, S Moosmang, J Tragust, L Trgovec-Greif, S Tragust, L Perschy, ... Nutrients 12 (5), 1257, 2020 | 29 | 2020 |
The gut microbiota can provide viral tolerance in the honey bee C Dosch, A Manigk, T Streicher, A Tehel, RJ Paxton, S Tragust Microorganisms 9 (4), 871, 2021 | 25 | 2021 |
External immune defence in ant societies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): the role of antimicrobial venom and metapleural gland secretion S Tragust Myrmecological News 23, 119-128, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
Experimental infection of bumblebees with honeybee-associated viruses: no direct fitness costs but potential future threats to novel wild bee hosts A Tehel, T Streicher, S Tragust, RJ Paxton Royal Society Open Science 7 (7), 200480, 2020 | 24 | 2020 |
Laboulbenia formicarum (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales), an exotic parasitic fungus, on an exotic ant in France X Espadaler, C Lebas, J Wagenknecht, S Tragust Vie et Milieu - Life and Environment 61 (1), 41-44, 2011 | 21 | 2011 |
Rapid increase of the parasitic fungus Laboulbenia formicarum in supercolonies of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus S Tragust, H Feldhaar, X Espadaler, JS Pedersen Biological Invasions 17, 2795-2801, 2015 | 20 | 2015 |
Formicine ants swallow their highly acidic poison for gut microbial selection and control S Tragust, C Herrmann, J Häfner, R Braasch, C Tilgen, M Hoock, ... eLife 9, e60287, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
Microbial community composition of nest-carton and adjoining soil of the ant Lasius fuliginosus and the role of host secretions in structuring microbial communities P Brinker, A Weig, G Rambold, H Feldhaar, S Tragust Fungal Ecology 38, 44-53, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
Venom as a Component of External Immune Defense in Hymenoptera D Baracchi, S Tragust Evolution of venomous animals and their toxins, 17, 2017 | 13 | 2017 |
Experimental cross species transmission of a major viral pathogen in bees is predominantly from honeybees to bumblebees A Tehel, T Streicher, S Tragust, RJ Paxton Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289 (1969), 20212255, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
High temperature and temperature variation undermine future disease susceptibility in a population of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus T Pamminger, T Steier, S Tragust The Science of Nature 103, 1-4, 2016 | 10 | 2016 |
Do microsporidia function as “biological weapon” for Harmonia axyridis under natural conditions? T Gegner, O Otti, S Tragust, H Feldhaar Insect science 22 (3), 353-359, 2015 | 8 | 2015 |
Balancing life history investment decisions in founding ant queens S Tragust, P Brinker, N Rossel, O Otti Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, 76, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |