Three phylogenetically distinct and culturable diazotrophs are perennial symbionts of leaf‐cutting ants

Abstract The obligate mutualistic basidiomycete fungus, Leucocoprinus gongylophorus, mediates nutrition of leaf‐cutting ants with carbons from vegetal matter. In addition, diazotrophic Enterobacteriales in the fungus garden and intestinal Rhizobiales supposedly mediate assimilation of atmospheric ni...

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Main Authors: Renata de Oliveira Aquino Zani, Milene Ferro, Maurício Bacci Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-12-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8213