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Diversity and Transmission of Gut Bacteria in Atta and Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants during Development

The social Hymenoptera have distinct larval and adult stages separated by metamorphosis, which implies striking remodeling of external and internal body structures during the pupal stage. This imposes challenges to gut symbionts as existing cultures are lost and may or may not need to be replaced. T...

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Autores principales: Zhukova, Mariya, Sapountzis, Panagiotis, Schiøtt, Morten, Boomsma, Jacobus J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5641371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29067008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01942