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Isolation of the symbiotic fungus of Acromyrmex pubescens and phylogeny of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus from leaf-cutting ants. [PDF]
Saudi J Biol Sci, 2017 Leaf-cutting ants live in an obligate symbiosis with a Leucoagaricus species, a basidiomycete that serves as a food source to the larvae and queen.
Bich GA +3 more
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Functional characterization of a yellow laccase from Leucoagaricus gongylophorus [PDF]
SpringerPlus, 2015 Douglas Ferreira +2 more
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Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Produces Diverse Enzymes for the Degradation of Recalcitrant Plant Polymers in Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2013 Paul Piehowski +2 more
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Total Synthesis of Shearinines D and G: A Convergent Approach to Indole Diterpenoids
Angewandte Chemie, Volume 134, Issue 3, January 17, 2022., 2022 Highly convergent total syntheses of (+)‐shearinines G and D, fungal metabolites with interesting bioactivities, were accomplished through late‐stage coupling of two complex fragments. Intramolecular rhodium‐catalyzed cyclopropanation of a diazo ketone established the central trans‐hydrindane motif bearing two vicinal quaternary stereocenters, thus ...
Nicole Hauser +4 more
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Química Nova, 2021 Pesticides offer a simple, cost-effective solution to ensure food supplies for a growing world population. However, their environmental performance needs improvement if pesticides are to continue contributing importantly.
Eldevan S. Silva +6 more
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Functional Ecology, Volume 37, Issue 12, Page 3079-3090, December 2023., 2023 Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Optimized food acquisition is challenging because foraged diet items are chemically complex and often nutritionally imbalanced. These challenges are likely magnified when foraged foods are used to provision others (e.g.
Mille Bolander +5 more
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Mutualistic interactions between ants and fungi: A review
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2023., 2023 We review the mutualistic interactions between ants and fungi. Neotropical myrmicine Attina cultivate Basidiomycota for food, the same being true for certain “plant‐ants” associated with myrmecophytes that also feed on Ascomycota fungi. Otherwise, these Ascomycota have antibacterial properties.
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Distinct and enhanced hygienic responses of a leaf‐cutting ant toward repeated fungi exposures
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2022., 2022 The leaf‐cutting ant Atta sexdens discriminates between different antagonistic fungi and apply distinct responses to remove them from the fungus garden. Also, successive exposures to the same antagonist increase sanitization in the fungus garden.
Aryel C. Goes +4 more
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Ecology, Volume 103, Issue 6, June 2022., 2022 Abstract The biochemical heterogeneity of food items often yields tradeoffs as each bite of food tends to contain some nutrients in surplus and others in deficit, as well as other less palatable or even toxic compounds. These multidimensional nutritional challenges are likely to be compounded when foraged foods are used to provision others (e.g ...
Antonin J. J. Crumière +4 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 Leaf-cutting ants live in mutualistic symbiosis with their garden fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus that can be attacked by the specialized pathogenic fungus Escovopsis.
Basanta Dhodary, Dieter Spiteller
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