Isolation and characterization of mollicute symbionts from a fungus-growing ant reveals high niche overlap leading to co-exclusion
ABSTRACT Two mollicute species belonging to the Mesoplasma and Spiroplasma genera have been detected in several species of fungus-growing ants using molecular methods. However, their ecological roles remain largely inferred from metagenomic data. To better understand their diversity and specializati...
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| Main Authors: | Emily A. Green, Ian Klepacki, Jonathan L. Klassen |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2025-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00893-25 |
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