Evolution: The Legacy of Endosymbiosis in Ants
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Volume
30
Pagination
R1385 - R1387
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.023
Journal
Current Biology
Issue
ISSN
0960-9822
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A symbiotic partnership with Blochmannia bacteria is thought to underpin the ecological success of carpenter ants. Disentangling the molecular interactions between the mutualistic partners supports an old hypothesis that many other ants also had similar symbioses and lost them.