Towards a molecular understanding of symbiont function: Identification of a fungal gene for the degradation of xylan in the fungus gardens of leaf-cutting ants
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Leaf-cutting ants live in symbiosis with a fungus that they rear for food by providing it with live plant material. Until recently the fungus' main inferred function was to make otherwise inaccessible cell wall degradation produ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/40 |