Isolation of the symbiotic fungus of Acromyrmex pubescens and phylogeny of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus from leaf-cutting ants
Leaf-cutting ants live in an obligate symbiosis with a Leucoagaricus species, a basidiomycete that serves as a food source to the larvae and queen. The aim of this work was to isolate, identify and complete the phylogenetic study of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus species of Acromyrmex pubescens. Macros...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-05-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X16300377 |