Within-host competition is an important factor in host-parasite relationships, yet most studies consider interactions involving only single parasite species. We investigated the interaction between a virulent obligate entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae, and a normally avirulent, opportunistic fungal pathogen, Aspergillus flavus, in their leaf-cutting ant host, Acrom...

australasian triage scale (ats) is used to prioritize incoming patients in the emergency department (ed) according to patient acuity. it`s a five-level triage scale endorsed by the australasian college for emergency medicine (acem). the ats categories are defined by physiological predictors (airway, breathing, circulation, and disability) and maximum waiting time to treatment (1: immediate, 2: ...