Herbivorous turtle ants obtain essential nutrients from a conserved nitrogen-recycling gut microbiome

Herbivorous turtle ants obtain essential nutrients from a conserved nitrogen-recycling gut microbiome

Gut bacteria are prevalent across insects including ants, but their precise roles are often unclear. Here, Hu et al. show that microbes aid ants by recycling nitrogen into bio-available amino acids. This function is conserved across the turtle ants, suggesting an ancient nutritional mutualism.

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Auteurs principaux: Yi Hu, Jon G. Sanders, Piotr Łukasik, Catherine L. D’Amelio, John S. Millar, David R. Vann, Yemin Lan, Justin A. Newton, Mark Schotanus, Daniel J. C. Kronauer, Naomi E. Pierce, Corrie S. Moreau, John T. Wertz, Philipp Engel, Jacob A. Russell
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/d9b391e19cbc4dceb4b083246b646635
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