Lecture 13--Infectious disease threats arising from exploitation of wild animals and their natural habitats

Question 1

what is Bonamia ostreae

Answer 1

parasitic rhizarian that can cause lethal infections in shellfish

Question 2

what did Charissa de Bekker notice about ants

Answer 2

the fungus turned them into zombies, leave their normal ant trails, climb up,
clamp their jaws onto vegetation and die.
The fungus then emerges from the ant
cadaver to shed spores in the path of
foraging ants below