Evolutionary patterns of proteinase activity in attine ant fungus gardens

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Semenova, Tatyana A ^a,b   Hughes, David P ^a,c   Boomsma, Jacobus J ^a   Schiøtt, Morten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ANT; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; DOMESTICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SYMBIONT; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ACROMYRMEX; ATTA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; SERICOMYRMEX; TRACHYMYRMEX;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHYLOGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 78651478844     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-11-15     Document Type: Article

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