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Generation of Nutrients and Detoxification: Possible Roles of Yeasts in Leaf-Cutting Ant Nests
The possible roles played by yeasts in attine ant nests are mostly unknown. Here we present our investigations on the plant polysaccharide degradation profile of 82 yeasts isolated from fungus gardens of Atta and Acromyrmex species to demonstrate that yeasts found in ant nests may play the role of m...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553625/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26467957 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects3010228 |