Article
Low variation in ribosomal DNA and internal transcribed spacers of the symbiotic fungi of leaf-cutting ants (Attini: Formicidae).
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Oct 2004
Silva-Pinhati A C O, Bacci M, Hinkle G, Sogin M L, Pagnocca F C, Martins V G, Bueno O C, Hebling M J A
Abstract excerpt
Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (tribe Attini) are symbiotic with basidiomycete fungi of the genus Leucoagaricus (tribe Leucocoprineae), which they cultivate on vegetable matter inside their nests. We determined the variation of the 28S, 18S, and 5.8S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) gene loci and the rapidly evolving internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2 (ITS1 and ITS2) of 15 sympatric and allopatric...
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