How Do Leaf-Cutting Ants Recognize Antagonistic Microbes in Their Fungal Crops?

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorRoyal Botanic Gardens-
Autor(es): dc.creatorGoes, Aryel C. [UNESP]-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBarcoto, Mariana O. [UNESP]-
Autor(es): dc.creatorKooij, Pepijn W. [UNESP]-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBueno, Odair C. [UNESP]-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRodrigues, Andre [UNESP]-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T00:30:43Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2022-02-22T00:30:43Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-12-11-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-12-11-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2020-05-05-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00095-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/200458-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/200458-
Descrição: dc.descriptionLeaf-cutting ants employ diverse behavioral strategies for promoting the growth of fungal cultivars in a structure known as fungus garden. As a nutritionally rich resource for the ants, the fungal crop is threatened by microbial antagonists and pathogens. Strategies for protecting the garden against harmful microbes have been described in detail, although the process of microbial threat recognition is not fully understood. Here, we review the literature on leaf-cutting ants’ social immunity traits, in search of possibilities by which workers recognize harmful microbes in their system. Based on current data, we suggest mechanisms regarding (1) chemical recognition, where discrimination could be related to chemical cues from the antagonistic microbe or semiochemicals released by the fungus garden during harmful interactions, or (2) through associative learning when workers would connect the microbe cues with a damage in the fungus garden, developing a “colony-level memory” toward this threat. We also discuss evidence supporting ant–fungus communication as key for maintaining the health of the fungus garden, as well as experimental setups for future evaluation of threat detection and recognition by leaf-cutting ants.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCenter for the Study of Social Insects São Paulo State University (UNESP), Campus Rio Claro-
Descrição: dc.descriptionComparative Plant and Fungal Biology Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCenter for the Study of Social Insects São Paulo State University (UNESP), Campus Rio Claro-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFAPESP: #2012/25299-6-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFAPESP: 2019/03087-6-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFAPESP: 2019/03746-0-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCAPES: 88887.468939/2019-00-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectattine ants-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectbehavioral immunity-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectcommunication-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectdiseases-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectsocial immunity-
Título: dc.titleHow Do Leaf-Cutting Ants Recognize Antagonistic Microbes in Their Fungal Crops?-
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