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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Instituto de Biociências (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Mariana de Oliveira Barcoto in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Fungus-growing ants in the subtribe Attina evolved an obligate association with basidiomycete fungi, cultivated in a sponge-like structure known as fungus garden. The symbiotic fungus converts recalcitrant plant tissues into nutritious food, available to the ants through mycophagy. Fungus gardens also host a particular bacterial community, potentially involved in nutrient cycling. To what…
Fungus-growing ants in the tribe Attini maintain a mutualistic relationship with fungi cultivated for food, in a structure named "fungus garden". This substrate harbors a complex microbiome, involving bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi. Like other microbiomes, the interaction between microorganisms and the environmental pressure determine the diversity of chemical compounds produced b…
Leaf-cutting ants use fresh leaves and flower parts as substrate to sustain the growth of a mutualistic fungus. Due to forage a large amount plant substrate, these insects are considered major agricultural pests. In Brazil, the control of leaf-cutting ants is accomplished with chemical insecticides, especially those that have the active ingredient sulfluramide, shown to have bioaccumulati…
Fungus-growing ants in the tribe Attini maintain mutualistic association with fungi that are cultivated for food. Fungus gardens of these insects harbors a complex microbiome, including yeasts, filamentous fungi and bacteria. Several lines of evidence suggest that the bacterial community found in the fungus garden perform physiological functions for the colony, such as nitrogen fixation, …
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