RISB1219 - Pseudonocardia

Symbiont Classification

Classification

Bacteria

Phylum

Actinomycetota

Order

Pseudonocardiales

Genus

Pseudonocardia

Host Classification

Order

-

Family

-

Subfamily

-

Species

Mycetarotes parallelus

Function

Pseudonocardia produces secondary metabolites with antibiotic activity that protects the host ant's fungus garden against pathogens.

Chemical Biosynthesis Antimicrobial Activity

Localization

Extracellular

Transmission Mode

Horizontal

Geographic Information

Country

Brazil

Collection Location

forest (23° 21’ 28.4” S, 44° 51’ 00.7” W) growing in sandy soils and with trees up to 20 m tall20

Supporting Reference

Symbiotic bacterial communities in rainforest fungus-farming ants: evidence for species and colony specificity

Ronque, MUV; Lyra, ML; Migliorini, GH; Bacci, M; Oliveira, PS

Journal: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-020-66772-6 (2020)

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Related Accession Numbers
Bioproject
PRJNA575362

Related Publications

2 records

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Title Host Symbiont Authors Journal Year
Symbiont-Mediated Protection of Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutter Ants from the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae
Acromyrmex
Pseudonocardia
Bruner-Montero, G; Wood, M; Horn, HA ... Li, LJ; Currie, CR
MBIO
2021
Symbiotic bacterial communities in rainforest fungus-farming ants: evidence for species and colony specificity
Mycocepurus smithii
Pseudonocardia
Ronque, MUV; Lyra, ML; Migliorini, GH; Bacci, M; Oliveira, PS
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2020
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