Insights Into the Ecological Role of Pseudomonas spp. in an Ant-plant Symbiosis
In the myrmecophytic mutualistic relationship between Azteca ants and Cecropia plants both species receive protection and exchange nutrients. The presence of microorganisms in this symbiotic system has been reported, and the symbiotic role of some fungi involved in the myrmecophytic interactions has...
Main Authors: | Taise T. H. Fukuda, Camila F. Pereira, Weilan G. P. Melo, Carla Menegatti, Paulo H. M. Andrade, Milton Groppo, Paulo T. Lacava, Cameron R. Currie, Mônica T. Pupo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.621274/full |
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