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

Seipke, Ryan F., Crossman, Lisa, Drou, Nizar, Heavens, Darren, Bibb, Mervyn J., Caccamo, Mario and Hutchings, Matthew I. (2011) Draft genome sequence of Streptomyces strain S4, a symbiont of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex octospinosus. Journal of Bacteriology, 193 (16). pp. 4270-4271. ISSN 0021-9193

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science > School of Computing Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology
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Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2012 11:37
Last Modified:	15 May 2023 00:01
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/36237
DOI:	10.1128/JB.05275-11

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