Metabolism of Plant Polysaccharides by Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the Symbiotic Fungus of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta sexdens L.

Atta sexdens L. ants feed on the fungus they cultivate on cut leaves inside their nests. The fungus, Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, metabolizes plant polysaccharides, such as xylan, starch, pectin, and cellulose, mediating assimilation of these compounds by the ants. This metabolic integration may be...

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Hlavní autoři: Gomes De Siqueira, Célia, Bacci, Maurício, Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos, Bueno, Odair Correa, Hebling, Maria José Aparecida
Médium: Artigo
Jazyk:Inglês
Vydáno: American Society for Microbiology 1998
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Mycology
On-line přístup:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC90928/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9835568
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