Antimicrobial-producing microorganisms in fungus-farming ants: a critical review on insights into a natural biological defense with biotechnological potential

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Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:29:52Z
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
ResumenAbstract The main function of symbiotic actinobacterias in fungus-farming ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) is to protect the cultivated fungus against the pathogenic fungus Escovopsis spp. The microorganisms with the highest antimicrobial potential are actinobacterias, specifically Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces. These actinobacterias have demonstrated greater aggressiveness against the pathogen compared to other free-living actinobacterias, suggesting a selective process for strains with greater effectiveness in controlling the mycoparasite. Hypotheses explaining the coevolution between attinis and actinobacterias suggest that Pseudonocardia is a specialist symbiont that has coevolved with attinis, while Streptomyces is a mutualist recurrently adopted from the environment. In addition to actinobacterias, other microbial groups such as yeasts and bacteria with antimicrobial potential have been reported. The diversity of biomolecules synthesized by attini microsymbionts suggests that the microbiota of these insects could be an underexplored source of biotechnological resources with potential for combating agricultural and clinical diseases. This review addresses the antimicrobial potential of the microbiome associated with fungus-farming ants, and also analyzes aspects of coevolution, eco-physiological roles, and the diversity of microorganisms with antimicrobial potential.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saae035es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/1833
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EditorialOxford University Press (OUP)es_ES
RelaciónAnnals of the Entomological Society of Americaes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saae035es_ES
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Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteAnnals of the Entomological Society of America
TítuloAntimicrobial-producing microorganisms in fungus-farming ants: a critical review on insights into a natural biological defense with biotechnological potentiales_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
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AutorMaurice-Lira, Jorge Víctor
AutorRomero-Nápoles, Jesús
AutorPérez-Cárcamo, Jorge
AutorMartínez-Cerón, Dánae Mercedes
AutorFlores-Maldonado, Karla Yolanda
AutorMorales-Rodríguez, Simón
AutorPérez-Moreno, Jesús
AutorMaurice-Lira, Jorge Víctores_ES
AutorRomero-Nápoles, Jesúses_ES
AutorPérez-Cárcamo, Jorgees_ES
AutorMartínez-Cerón, Dánae Mercedeses_ES
AutorFlores-Maldonado, Karla Yolandaes_ES
AutorMorales-Rodríguez, Simónes_ES
AutorPérez-Moreno, Jesúses_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saae035
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