Stingless Bee Larvae Require Fungal Steroid to Pupate

The larval stage of the stingless bee Scaptotrigona depilis must consume a specific brood cell fungus in order to continue development. Here we show that this fungus is a member of the genus Zygosaccharomyces and provides essential steroid precursors to the developing bee. Insect pupation requires e...

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Autores principales: Paludo, Camila R., Menezes, Cristiano, Silva-Junior, Eduardo A., Vollet-Neto, Ayrton, Andrade-Dominguez, Andres, Pishchany, Gleb, Khadempour, Lily, do Nascimento, Fabio S., Currie, Cameron R., Kolter, Roberto, Clardy, Jon, Pupo, Mônica T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5773678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29348592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19583-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5773678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29348592
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19583-9

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