Reconstructing the functions of endosymbiotic Mollicutes in fungus-growing ants
Mollicutes, a widespread class of bacteria associated with animals and plants, were recently identified as abundant abdominal endosymbionts in healthy workers of attine fungus-farming leaf-cutting ants. We obtained draft genomes of the two most common strains harbored by Panamanian fungus-growing an...
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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2018-11-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/39209 |