Bacteria in oral secretions of an endophytic insect inhibit antagonistic fungi

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Bacterial symbionts as mediators of ecologically important traits of insect hosts (2011, background): “Bacterial endosymbionts may either provide essential nutrients that are lacking in the diet or aid in digestion and detoxification of food (Cardoza et al., 2006; Adams et al., 2009).”
Patterns of parental care in invertebrates (2012, background): “Filtered-sterilized secretions do not inhibit fungal growth, providing evidence that bacteria within the secretions are responsible for the antifungal activity (Cardoza et al. 2011).”
Characterization of Gut-Associated Bacteria in Larvae and Adults of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (2006, background): “Previous studies have suggested a role in pheromone synthesis (Brand et al. 1975), although the signiÞcance of this relationship is unclear (Conn et al. 1984), and in protection from gallery-invading fungi ( Cardoza et al. 2006 ).”
Spruce Beetle Biology, Ecology and Management in the Rocky Mountains: An Addendum to Spruce Beetle in the Rockies (2014, unknown): “[76] suggested that this behavior might enhance the protective role of bacteria by confining the fungi, or preventing galleries from becoming infected during their construction.”
Personal immunity versus social immunity (2010, background): “Without the protection of this secretion, eggs would be killed by invasive fungi (Cardoza et al. 2006).”