First report of endocytobionts in the digestive tract of ponerine ants

Caetano, Flávio Henrique; Bution, M. L.; Zara, Fernando Jose

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Title:

First report of endocytobionts in the digestive tract of ponerine ants

Author(s):

Institution:

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

ISSN:

0968-4328

Sponsorship:

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Sponsorship Process Number:

FAPESP: 04/13327-9
CNPq: 142211/2006-0

Abstract:

We conducted ultrastructural studies to examine the presence of microorganisms in the midgut of the ant Odontomachus bauri (Ponerinae), as a contribution towards understanding the relationships between microorganisms and their hosts. The presence of microorganisms in this region, including inside the cells, suggests their participation in food digestion as symbiontic organisms and represent a new possibility to exploit food sources in the environment. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Issue Date:

1-Feb-2009

Citation:

Micron. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd, v. 40, n. 2, p. 194-197, 2009.

Time Duration:

194-197

Publisher:

Pergamon-Elsevier B.V. Ltd

Keywords:

Endocytobionts
Microorganisms
Midgut
Ants
Ponerinae

Source:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2008.09.004

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outro

Source:

http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/19703

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