Herbivorous turtle ants obtain essential nutrients from a conserved nitrogen-recycling gut microbiome.
Publication information:
Hu Y, Sanders JG, Łukasik P, D’Amelio K, Millar J, Vann D, Lan Y, Newton J, Schotanus M, Kronauer DJC, et al. Herbivorous turtle ants obtain essential nutrients from a conserved nitrogen-recycling gut microbiome. Nature Communications. 2018;9(964).