First report of endocytobionts in the digestive tract of ponerine ants

Micron

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-197

  Caetano, F H ^a   Bution, M L ^a   Zara, F J ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ants; Endocytobionts; Microorganisms; Midgut; Ponerinae

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ANTS; DIGESTIVE TRACT; ENDOCYTOBIONTS; FOOD DIGESTION; FOOD SOURCES; MIDGUT; PONERINAE; ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY;

MICROORGANISMS;

FORMICIDAE; ODONTOMACHUS BAURI; PONERINAE;

EID: 56949099960     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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