Buscar
Mostrando ítems 1-4 de 4
Evidence for Widespread Associations between Neotropical Hymenopteran Insects and Actinobacteria
(2017)
The evolutionary success of hymenopteran insects has been associated with complex physiological and behavioral defense mechanisms against pathogens and parasites. Among these strategies are symbiotic associations between ...
Bacteria contribute to plant secondary compound degradation in a generalist herbivore system.
(2020)
Herbivores must overcome a variety of plant defenses, including coping
with plant secondary compounds (PSCs). To help detoxify these defensive chemicals,
several insect herbivores are known to harbor gut microbiota with ...
Burkholderia from fungus gardens of fungus-growing ants produce antifungals that inhibit the specialized parasite Escovopsis.
(2021-06)
Within animal-associated microbiomes, the functional roles of specific microbial taxa are often uncharacterized. Here, we use the fungus-growing ant system, a model for microbial symbiosis, to determine the potential ...
Ultrastructural and microbial analyses of cellulose degradation in leaf-cutter ant colonies
(2017)
Leaf-cutter ants (Atta and Acromyrmex) use fresh leaves to cultivate a mutualistic fungus (Leucoagaricus gongylophorus) for food in underground gardens. A new ant queen propagates the cultivar by taking a small fragment ...