Journal article
Phylogenetic analysis of mutualistic filamentous bacteria associated with fungus-growing ants
Abstract
The attine ant-microbe system is a quadripartite symbiosis, involving a complex set of mutualistic and parasitic associations. The symbiosis includes the fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini), the basidiomycetous fungi the ants cultivate for food, specialized microfungal parasites (in the genus Escovopsis) of the cultivar, and ant-associated mu tualistic filamentous bacteria that secrete antibiotics specifically targeted to suppress the growth of …
Authors
Cafaro MJ; Currie CR
Journal
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 441–446
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
June 1, 2005
DOI
10.1139/w05-023
ISSN
0008-4166