Leaf-cutting ant fungi produce cell wall degrading pectinase complexes reminiscent of phytopathogenic fungi
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Leaf-cutting (attine) ants use their own fecal material to manure fungus gardens, which consist of leaf material overgrown by hyphal threads of the basidiomycete fungus <it>Leucocoprinus gongylophorus </it>that lives in s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/156 |