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Wood ants produce a potent antimicrobial agent by applying formic acid on tree‐collected resin
Wood ants fight pathogens by incorporating tree resin with antimicrobial properties into their nests. They also produce large quantities of formic acid in their venom gland, which they readily spray to defend or disinfect their nest. Mixing chemicals to produce powerful antibiotics is common practic...
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| Udgivet i: | Ecol Evol |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Artigo |
| Sprog: | Inglês |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2017
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| Online adgang: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5383563/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28405288 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2834 |
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