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Bacterial diversity in arboreal ant nesting spaces is linked to colony developmental stage

The omnipresence of ants is commonly attributed to their eusocial organization and division of labor, however, bacteria in their nests may facilitate their success. Like many other arboreal ants living in plant-provided cavities, Azteca ants form dark-colored “patches” in their nesting space inside...

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Autores principales: Nepel, Maximilian, Mayer, Veronika E., Barrajon-Santos, Veronica, Woebken, Dagmar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10689775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38036598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05577-5