Complete Genome of Serratia sp. Strain FGI 94, a Strain Associated with Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens
Author(s) -
Frank O. Aylward,
Daniel M. Tremmel,
Gabriel J. Starrett,
David Bruce,
Patrick Chain,
Amy Chen,
Karen W. Davenport,
Chris Detter,
Cliff Han,
James Han,
Marcel Huntemann,
Natalia Ivanova,
Nikos C. Kyrpides,
Victor Markowitz,
Konstantinos Mavrommatis,
Matt Nolan,
Ioanna Pagani,
Amrita Pati,
Sam Pitluck,
Hazuki Teshima,
Shweta Deshpande,
Lynne Goodwin,
Tanja Woyke,
Cameron R. Currie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00239-12
Subject(s) - fungus , biology , ant , mutualism (biology) , atta , strain (injury) , botany , serratia , serratia marcescens , gene , ecology , genetics , bacteria , hymenoptera , anatomy , pseudomonas , escherichia coli
Serratia sp. strain FGI 94 was isolated from a fungus garden of the leaf-cutter ant Atta colombica . Analysis of its 4.86-Mbp chromosome will help advance our knowledge of symbiotic interactions and plant biomass degradation in this ancient ant-fungus mutualism.
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