The genome sequence of the leaf-cutter ant Atta cephalotes reveals insights into its obligate symbiotic lifestyle.

The genome sequence of the leaf-cutter ant Atta cephalotes reveals insights into its obligate symbiotic lifestyle.

Leaf-cutter ants are one of the most important herbivorous insects in the Neotropics, harvesting vast quantities of fresh leaf material. The ants use leaves to cultivate a fungus that serves as the colony's primary food source. This obligate ant-fungus mutualism is one of the few occurrences of...

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Main Authors: Garret Suen, Clotilde Teiling, Lewyn Li, Carson Holt, Ehab Abouheif, Erich Bornberg-Bauer, Pascal Bouffard, Eric J Caldera, Elizabeth Cash, Amy Cavanaugh, Olgert Denas, Eran Elhaik, Marie-Julie Favé, Jürgen Gadau, Joshua D Gibson, Dan Graur, Kirk J Grubbs, Darren E Hagen, Timothy T Harkins, Martin Helmkampf, Hao Hu, Brian R Johnson, Jay Kim, Sarah E Marsh, Joseph A Moeller, Mónica C Muñoz-Torres, Marguerite C Murphy, Meredith C Naughton, Surabhi Nigam, Rick Overson, Rajendhran Rajakumar, Justin T Reese, Jarrod J Scott, Chris R Smith, Shu Tao, Neil D Tsutsui, Lumi Viljakainen, Lothar Wissler, Mark D Yandell, Fabian Zimmer, James Taylor, Steven C Slater, Sandra W Clifton, Wesley C Warren, Christine G Elsik, Christopher D Smith, George M Weinstock, Nicole M Gerardo, Cameron R Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3037820?pdf=render

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