Camponotusfloridanus Ants Incur a Trade-Off between Phenotypic Development and Pathogen Susceptibility from Their Mutualistic Endosymbiont Blochmannia

Various insects engage in microbial mutualisms in which the reciprocal benefits exceed the costs. Ants of the genus Camponotus benefit from nutrient supplementation by their mutualistic endosymbiotic bacteria, Blochmannia, but suffer a cost in tolerating and regulating the symbiont. This cost sugges...

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Autores principales: Sinotte, Veronica M., Freedman, Samantha N., Ugelvig, Line V., Seid, Marc A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29857577
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects9020058

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29857577
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects9020058

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