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Microbial Community Structure of Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens and Refuse Dumps
BACKGROUND: Leaf-cutter ants use fresh plant material to grow a mutualistic fungus that serves as the ants' primary food source. Within fungus gardens, various plant compounds are metabolized and transformed into nutrients suitable for ant consumption. This symbiotic association produces a larg...
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| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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| Acceso en liña: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847949/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20360970 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009922 |
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