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Published in 2021 at "ACS Central Science"
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00978
Abstract: Fungus-growing ants engage in a multilateral symbiosis: they cultivate a fungal garden as their primary food source and host symbiotic actinobacteria (Pseudonocardia spp.) that provide chemical defenses. The bacterial symbionts produce small specialized metabolites that…
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Keywords:
multilateral symbiosis;
specialized metabolites;
metabolites reveal;
reveal evolutionary ... See more keywords