The gut bacterial communities associated with lab-raised and field-collected ants of Camponotus fragilis (Formicidae: Formicinae)

Current Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 292-302

  He, Hong ^a   Wei, Cong ^a   Wheeler, Diana E ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84905190811     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-014-0586-8     Document Type: Article

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