ReviewJournal of chemical ecology2012
Ant interactions with soil organisms and associated semiochemicals.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- Bacterial Isolates Derived from Nest Soil Affect the Attraction and Digging Behavior of Workers of the Red Imported Fire Ant,Insects · 2022Article
- The bacterial and fungal community composition in time and space in the nest mounds of the ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).MicrobiologyOpen · 2021Article
- Nest substrate, more than ant activity, drives fungal pathogen community dissimilarity in seed-dispersing ant nests.Oecologia · 2020Article
- Formicine ants swallow their highly acidic poison for gut microbial selection and control.eLife · 2020Article
- The effects of a myrmecochore-produced chemical on entomopathogenic fungal growth and seed-dispersing ant survival rates and foraging patterns.Insectes sociaux · 2020Article
- Venom Function of a New Species ofToxins · 2020Article
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- Tools in the Investigation of Volatile Semiochemicals on Insects: From Sampling to Statistical Analysis.Insects · 2019Review
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- Taxonomic distribution of defensive alkaloids in Nearctic oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida).Experimental & applied acarology · 2015Article
- Alkaloid venom weaponry of three Megalomyrmex thief ants and the behavioral response of Cyphomyrmex costatus host ants.Journal of chemical ecology · 2015Article
- Niemann-Pick type C2 protein mediating chemical communication in the worker ant.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2014Article
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- Post-mortem changes in chemical profile and their influence on corpse removal in ants.Journal of chemical ecology · 2013Article
- Anti-Candida properties of urauchimycins from actinobacteria associated with trachymyrmex ants.BioMed research international · 2013Article
- Chemical composition of metapleural gland secretions of fungus-growing and non-fungus-growing ants.Journal of chemical ecology · 2012Article
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Abstract
This review focuses on the semiochemical interactions between ants and their soil environment. Ants occupy virtually every ecological niche and have evolved mechanisms to not just cope with, but also manipulate soil organisms. The metapleural gland, specific to ants was thought to be the major source of semiochemical antimicrobial compounds targeting general or specific deleterious microbes. The extremely diverse variety of semiochemicals and their sources with antimicrobial activity or potential activity is highlighted. The leaf-cutting ants and fire ant provide the most researched species, in part because they cause significant economic damage. The leaf-cutting ant is particularly interesting because researchers have uncovered unexpected interactions between leaf-cutting ant fungal farm, parasitic fungi, bacteria, yeasts, and ant defensive semiochemicals. These complex relationships highlight the multidimensional aspects of ants and the soil environment in which they live.
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