From Plants to Ants: Fungal Modification of Leaf Lipids for Nutrition and Communication in the Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungal Garden Ecosystem

ABSTRACT Lipids are essential to all living organisms, as an energy source, as an important cellular structural component, and as a communication tool. In this study, we used global lipidomic methods to evaluate the lipids in leaf-cutter ant fungal gardens. Leaf-cutter ants and their coevolved funga...

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Auteurs principaux:	Lily Khadempour, Jennifer E. Kyle, Bobbie-Jo M. Webb-Robertson, Carrie D. Nicora, Francesca B. Smith, Richard D. Smith, Mary S. Lipton, Cameron R. Currie, Erin S. Baker, Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson
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Langue:	EN
Publié:	American Society for Microbiology 2021
Sujets:	18:2 18:3 alpha-linolenic acid fungal garden ecosystem interkingdom communication leaf-cutter ants Microbiology QR1-502
Accès en ligne:	https://doaj.org/article/8344f5fe2d614af79449d48a7da4c8a0
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From Plants to Ants: Fungal Modification of Leaf Lipids for Nutrition and Communication in the Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungal Garden Ecosystem

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