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Damage to the sarcolemma is a consequence of fungal infection and not specifically associated with the death grip. Damage to muscle cell sarcolemma is evident in both O. kimflemingiae- (A) and Beauvaria bassiana- (B) infected muscle (arrows) (SEM images). Scale bars: A, 10 µm; B, 20 µm. Ophiocordyceps kimflemingiae-infected ants: controls, n=3; infected, n=6; B. bassiana-infected ants: controls, n=3; infected, n=3.
