Search Results - "Valencia‐Giraldo, Sandra Milena"
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Bacterial microbiota associated with the leaf‐cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae): Dynamics during development and potential role in defence
Published in Physiological entomology (01-03-2024)“…The biological complexity of leaf‐cutting ants is determined in part by both positive and negative associations with microorganisms. These ants constantly face…”
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Immunity and survival response of Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) workers to Metarhizium anisopliae infection: Potential role of their associated microbiota
Published in PloS one (24-02-2021)“…Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex are at constant risk of epizootics due to their dense living conditions and frequent social interactions…”
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Refuse dumps in Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) nests as a source of native entomopathogens for biological control
Published in Biocontrol science and technology (01-02-2020)“…Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) is a dominant species of leafcutter ant in some Latin American countries, and its high abundance and varied defence…”
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Hygienic behavior and antimicrobial peptide expression of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) to Metharhizium anisopliae
Published in Journal of Hymenoptera research (30-06-2022)“…Leaf-cutting ants depend on mutualisticfungi to survive. An infection that massively affects the workers compromising the proper maintenance of the fungus, or…”
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Immunity and survival response of Atta cephalotes
Published in PloS one (24-02-2021)“…Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex are at constant risk of epizootics due to their dense living conditions and frequent social interactions…”
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Hygienic behavior and antimicrobial peptide expression of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes to Metharhizium anisopliae
Published in Journal of Hymenoptera research (30-06-2022)“… Leaf-cutting ants depend on mutualisticfungi to survive. An infection that massively affects the workers compromising the proper maintenance of the fungus,…”
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