Variable sensitivity of fungi and bacteria to compounds produced by the metapleural glands of leaf-cutting ants

By A. N. M. Bot, D. Ortius-Lechner, Kai Finster, R. Maile, J. J. Boomsma. Insectes Sociaux, 2002

133 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Genetics, Insect Science

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In Genetics

1. J. Boomsma
2. W. Hughes
3. T. Engl
4. Martin Kaltenpoth
5. P. Schmid-Hempel

In Insect Science

1. T. Engl
2. Martin Kaltenpoth
3. J. Boomsma
4. W. Hughes
5. P. Schmid-Hempel
6. Dave Goulson

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• Life histories and parasite pressure across the major groups of social insects. (2005, background): “The two major components of defence are the metapleural gland secretions, which are generally effective against soil-borne microparasites (Bot et al., 2002; Hughes et al., 2002; Poulsen et al., 2002a), and a cuticular cover of actinomycete bacteria that specifically control a fungal parasite of the ”
• Defensive microbial symbionts in Hymenoptera (2014, background): “In addition to active removal of pathogens (Currie & Stuart 2001) and the use of metapleural gland secretions for antimicrobial defense (Bot et al. 2002), the ants are associated with protective Actinobacteria (Currie et al.”