Microbial Community Structure of Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens and Refuse Dumps

BACKGROUND: Leaf-cutter ants use fresh plant material to grow a mutualistic fungus that serves as the ants' primary food source. Within fungus gardens, various plant compounds are metabolized and transformed into nutrients suitable for ant consumption. This symbiotic association produces a larg...

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Autores principales: Scott, Jarrod J., Budsberg, Kevin J., Suen, Garret, Wixon, Devin L., Balser, Teri C., Currie, Cameron R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20360970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009922

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20360970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009922

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