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Putting the waste out: a proposed mechanism for transmission of the mycoparasite Escovopsis between leafcutter ant colonies
The attine ant system is a remarkable example of symbiosis. An antagonistic partner within this system is the fungal parasite Escovopsis, a genus specific to the fungal gardens of the Attini. Escovopsis parasitizes the Leucoagaricus symbiont that leaf-cutting ants (Acromyrmex, Atta) have been farmin...
Autores principales: | Augustin, Juliana O., Simões, Talitta G., Dijksterhuis, Jan, Elliot, Simon L., Evans, Harry C. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451793/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28572992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161013 |
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