Formicine ants swallow their highly acidic poison for gut microbial selection and control.

Autor: Tragust S; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany., Herrmann C; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany., Häfner J; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany., Braasch R; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany., Tilgen C; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany., Hoock M; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany., Milidakis MA; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany., Gross R; Microbiology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, Germany., Feldhaar H; Animal Ecology I, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße, Bayreuth, Germany.

Publikováno v: ELife [Elife] 2020 Nov 03; Vol. 9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 03.