School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
J Bacteriol. 2011 Aug;193(16):4270-1. doi: 10.1128/JB.05275-11. Epub 2011 Jun 17.
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.
链霉菌属是切叶蚁属物种(如 Acromyrmex octospinosus)的常见共生体,它们以担子菌真菌叶片为食,并收获富含脂质和碳水化合物的育虫器作为食物来源。A. octospinosus 和其他蚁属使用链霉菌属和其他放线菌产生的抗真菌化合物来帮助保护它们的真菌园免受寄生真菌的侵害。在此,我们报告了链霉菌 S4 的基因组草图序列,它是 A. octospinosus 的一种抗真菌共生体。