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Ant mediated redistribution of a xyloglucanase enzyme in fungus gardens of Acromyrmex echinatior

BACKGROUND: Xyloglucan is an important component in plant cell walls that herbivores cannot digest without microbial symbionts. Leaf-cutting ants are major insect herbivores in the Neo-Tropics that rely on fungus-garden enzymes for degrading plant cell walls. However, many of these ants discard much...

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Udgivet i:BMC Microbiol
Main Authors: Kooij, Pepijn W., Pullens, Jeroen W. M., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Schiøtt, Morten
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: BioMed Central 2016
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859946/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27154066
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0697-4
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