Camponotus floridanus

Florida carpenter ant

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Camponotus
5 Symbionts
Associated
0 Metagenomes
Sequenced
0 Amplicons
Available
Camponotus floridanus
Image source: Bob Peterson@BY-SA

Camponotus floridanus is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus. First described as Formica floridana by Buckley in 1866, the species was moved to Camponotus by Mayr in 1886.The ant is widespread in Florida and occurs as far north as North Carolina and as far west as Mississippi.

Host Genome

Scaffold
Genome ID Level BUSCO Assessment
GCA_003227725.1 Scaffold
C:99.2%[S:98.8%,D:0.4%],F:0.5%,M:0.3%,n:1367

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Genome Assembly
.genome.fa
Protein Sequences
.pep.fa
CDS Sequences
.cds.fa
Genome Annotation
.gff3

Related Symbionts

5 records

Symbiont records associated with Camponotus floridanus

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

Blochmannia floridanus modulates immune gene expression, which may facilitate tolerance towards the endosymbionts and contribute to their transovaria…
immune priming
Bacteria

Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana contributes to host metabolism through the production of essential amino acids and urease-mediated nitrogen recyc…
nitrogen fixation amino acid provision
Bacteria

Blochmannia floridanus is able to supply nitrogen and sulfur compounds to the host while utilizing the host's metabolic machinery (nitrogen fixation).
nitrogen fixation
Bacteria

Blochmannia floridanus recycles nitrogen and helps synthesize amino acids, fatty acids, and nucleotides.
nitrogen fixation amino acid provision vitamin supplementation
Bacteria

Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana interacts with the host's immune system.
immune priming
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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Camponotus floridanus

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No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Camponotus floridanus

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No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

5 records

Research articles related to Camponotus floridanus

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Camponotus floridanus Ants Incur a Trade-Off between Phenotypic Development and Pathogen Susceptibility from Their Mutualistic Endosymbiont Blochmannia
Sinotte, VM; Freedman, SN; Ugelvig, LV; Seid, MA
Insects
2018
 10.3390/insects9020058
Distribution of the obligate endosymbiont Blochmannia floridanus and expression analysis of putative immune genes in ovaries of the carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus
Kupper, M; Stigloher, C; Feldhaar, H; Gross, R
ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
2016
 10.1016/j.asd.2016.09.004
Immune response of the ant Camponotus floridanus against pathogens and its obligate mutualistic endosymbiont
Ratzka, C; Liang, CG; Dandekar, T; Gross, R; Feldhaar, H
INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
2011
 10.1016/j.ibmb.2011.03.002
Bacteriocyte dynamics during development of a holometabolous insect, the carpenter ant Camponotus floridanus
Stoll, S; Feldhaar, H; Fraunholz, MJ; Gross, R
BMC MICROBIOLOGY
2010
 10.1186/1471-2180-10-308
The genome sequence of Blochmannia floridanus: Comparative analysis of reduced genomes
Gil, R; Silva, FJ; Zientz, E ... Gross, R; Moya, A
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2003
 10.1073/pnas.1533499100