The diversity of microorganisms associated with Acromyrmex leafcutter ants

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Van Borm, Steven ^a   Billen, Johan ^a   Boomsma, Jacobus J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX; CAMPONOTUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; TETRAPONERA;

EID: 2942653016     PISSN: 14712148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-2-9     Document Type: Review

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