Evidence that the domesticated fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus recycles its cytoplasmic contents as nutritional rewards to feed its leafcutter ant farmers
Abstract Leafcutter ants farm a fungal cultivar (Leucoagaricus gongylophorus) that converts inedible vegetation into food that sustains colonies with up to millions of workers. Analogous to edible fruits of crops domesticated by humans, L. gongylophorus has evolved specialized nutritional rewards—sw...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-09-01
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| Series: | IMA Fungus |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-023-00126-5 |