Biogeography and Microscale Diversity Shape the Biosynthetic Potential of Fungus-growing Ant-associated Pseudonocardia
B. R. McDonald, M. G. Chevrette, J. L. Klassen, H. A. Horn, E. J. Caldera, E. Wendt-Pienkowski, M. J. Cafaro, A. C. Ruzzini, E. B. Van Arnam, G. M. Weinstock, N. M. Gerardo, M. Poulsen, G. Suen, J. Clardy, C. R. Currie
The paper analyzes genetic diversity and biosynthetic potential in Pseudonocardia bacteria associated with fungus-growing ants across a 20km transect, revealing geographic and phylogenetic patterns of microbial diversity.
bioRxiv · Feb 10, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology