Pseudonocardia Symbionts of Fungus-Growing Ants and the Evolution of Defensive Secondary Metabolism
SL Goldstein, JL Klassen - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Actinobacteria belonging to the genus Pseudonocardia have evolved a close relationship
with multiple species of fungus-growing ants, where these bacteria produce diverse …
with multiple species of fungus-growing ants, where these bacteria produce diverse …
Actinomycetes associated with hymenopteran insects: a promising source of bioactive natural products
U Diarra, T Osborne-Naikatini… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the insect microbiome has become the focus of many actinomycete
researchers in their search for novel bioactive compounds with members of the order …
researchers in their search for novel bioactive compounds with members of the order …
The molecular phylogenetics of Trachymyrmex Forel ants and their fungal cultivars provide insights into the origin and coevolutionary history of 'higher‐attine' ant …
The fungus‐growing ants and their fungal cultivars constitute a classic example of a
mutualism that has led to complex coevolutionary dynamics spanning c. 55–65 Ma. Of the …
mutualism that has led to complex coevolutionary dynamics spanning c. 55–65 Ma. Of the …
Disclosing biosynthetic connections and functions of atypical angucyclinones with a fragmented C-ring
This review on atypical angucyclinones possessing an aromatic cleavage of the C-ring
covers literature between 1995 and early 2020. The unusual framework of the middle C …
covers literature between 1995 and early 2020. The unusual framework of the middle C …
Bacterial microbiomes from vertically transmitted fungal inocula of the leaf‐cutting ant Atta texana
Microbiome surveys provide clues for the functional roles of symbiotic microbial communities
and their hosts. In this study, we elucidated bacterial microbiomes associated with the …
and their hosts. In this study, we elucidated bacterial microbiomes associated with the …
Are you my symbiont? Microbial polymorphic toxins and antimicrobial compounds as honest signals of beneficial symbiotic defensive traits
K Hillman, H Goodrich-Blair - Current opinion in microbiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Mutualistic microbial symbioses promote host health and reproductive
fitness.•Symbionts can provide a nutritional or defensive function for their symbiotic …
fitness.•Symbionts can provide a nutritional or defensive function for their symbiotic …
Symbiont-Mediated Protection of Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutter Ants from the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae
Many fungus-growing ants engage in a defensive symbiosis with antibiotic-producing
ectosymbiotic bacteria in the genus Pseudonocardia, which help protect the ants' fungal …
ectosymbiotic bacteria in the genus Pseudonocardia, which help protect the ants' fungal …
Shared Escovopsis parasites between leaf-cutting and non-leaf-cutting ants in the higher attine fungus-growing ant symbiosis
Fungus-gardening (attine) ants grow fungus for food in protected gardens, which contain
beneficial, auxiliary microbes, but also microbes harmful to gardens. Among these …
beneficial, auxiliary microbes, but also microbes harmful to gardens. Among these …
Comparative analysis of bacteria associated with different mosses by 16S rRNA and 16S rDNA sequencing
Y Tian, YH Li - Journal of basic microbiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the differences of the bacteria associated with different mosses, a
phylogenetic study of bacterial communities in three mosses was carried out based on 16S …
phylogenetic study of bacterial communities in three mosses was carried out based on 16S …
New Light on the Systematics of Fungi Associated with Attine Ant Gardens and the Description of Escovopsis kreiselii sp. nov.
Since the formal description of fungi in the genus Escovopsis in 1990, only a few studies
have focused on the systematics of this group. For more than two decades, only two …
have focused on the systematics of this group. For more than two decades, only two …