Convergent evolution of complex structures for ant–bacterial defensive symbiosis in fungus-farming ants

Evolutionary adaptations for maintaining beneficial microbes are hallmarks of mutualistic evolution. Fungus-farming “attine” ant species have complex cuticular modifications and specialized glands that house and nourish antibiotic-producing Actinobacteria symbionts, which in turn protect their hosts...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Li, Hongjie, Sosa-Calvo, Jeffrey, Horn, Heidi A., Pupo, Mônica T., Clardy, Jon, Rabeling, Christian, Schultz, Ted R., Currie, Cameron R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6196509/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30282739
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1809332115
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