An insect herbivore microbiome with high plant biomass-degrading capacity.

An insect herbivore microbiome with high plant biomass-degrading capacity.

Herbivores can gain indirect access to recalcitrant carbon present in plant cell walls through symbiotic associations with lignocellulolytic microbes. A paradigmatic example is the leaf-cutter ant (Tribe: Attini), which uses fresh leaves to cultivate a fungus for food in specialized gardens. Using a...

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Main Authors: Garret Suen, Jarrod J Scott, Frank O Aylward, Sandra M Adams, Susannah G Tringe, Adrián A Pinto-Tomás, Clifton E Foster, Markus Pauly, Paul J Weimer, Kerrie W Barry, Lynne A Goodwin, Pascal Bouffard, Lewyn Li, Jolene Osterberger, Timothy T Harkins, Steven C Slater, Timothy J Donohue, Cameron R Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2944797?pdf=render

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