Evidence of phylosymbiosis in Formica ants

IntroductionInsects share intimate relationships with microbes that play important roles in their biology. Yet our understanding of how host-bound microbial communities assemble and perpetuate over evolutionary time is limited. Ants host a wide range of microbes with diverse functions and are an eme...

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Main Authors: Raphaella Jackson, Patapios A. Patapiou, Gemma Golding, Heikki Helanterä, Chloe K. Economou, Michel Chapuisat, Lee M. Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1044286/full