Assessing Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Diversity of Specialized Metabolites in the Conserved Gut Symbionts of Herbivorous Turtle Ants
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.678100
Abstract: Cephalotes are herbivorous ants (>115 species) feeding on low-nitrogen food sources, and they rely on gut symbionts to supplement their diet by recycling nitrogen food waste into amino acids. These conserved gut symbionts, which encompass… read more here.
Keywords: specialized metabolites; gut symbionts; conserved gut; turtle ants ... See more keywords