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

Ryan F. Seipke; Lisa Crossman; Nizar Drou; Darren Heavens; Mervyn J. Bibb; Mario Caccamo; Matthew I. Hutchings

doi:10.1128/JB.05275-11

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

Ryan F. Seipke, Lisa Crossman, Nizar Drou, Darren Heavens, Mervyn J. Bibb, Mario Caccamo, Matthew I. Hutchings

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4270-4271
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Bacteriology
Volume	193
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JB.05275-11
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011

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