Characterization of Actinobacteria Associated with Three Ant–Plant Mutualisms

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 192-203

  Hanshew, Alissa S ^a   McDonald, Bradon R ^a   Díaz Díaz, Carol ^a,b   Djiéto Lordon, Champlain ^c   Blatrix, Rumsaïs ^d   Currie, Cameron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Universidad Del Este   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMAL; ANT; ASCOMYCETES; CAMEROON; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; FRENCH GUIANA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; ANTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CAMEROON; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; FRENCH GUIANA;

EID: 84939880976     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: 1432184X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0469-3     Document Type: Article

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