Draft genome sequence of Streptomyces strain S4, a symbiont of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex octospinosus

J Bacteriol. 2011 Aug;193(16):4270-1. doi: 10.1128/JB.05275-11. Epub 2011 Jun 17.

Abstract

Streptomyces spp. are common symbionts of the leaf-cutting ant species Acromyrmex octospinosus, which feeds on basidiomycete fungus leaf matter and harvests the lipid- and carbohydrate-rich gongylidia as a food source. A. octospinosus and other ant genera use antifungal compounds produced by Streptomyces spp. and other actinomycetes in order to help defend their fungal gardens from parasitic fungi. Herein, we report the draft genome sequence of Streptomyces strain S4, an antifungal-producing symbiont of A. octospinosus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ants / microbiology*
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Streptomyces / classification*
  • Streptomyces / genetics*
  • Symbiosis

Associated data

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  • GENBANK/CADY01000000