The fungal symbiont of Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants expresses the full spectrum of genes to degrade cellulose and other plant cell wall polysaccharides

Morten N. Grell, Tore Linde, Sanne Nygaard, Kåre L. Nielsen, Jacobus Jan Boomsma, Lene Lange

27 Citations (Scopus)
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Original languageEnglish
Article number928
JournalB M C Genomics
Volume14
Number of pages11
ISSN1471-2164
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Dec 2013

Keywords

  • Acromyrmex echinatior
  • Attine ants
  • Biomass conversion
  • Carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes)
  • DeepSAGE
  • Fungus garden
  • Leucocoprinus gongylophorus
  • Symbiosis
  • Transcript profiling

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