Ant in the Antibiotics (IMAGE)

John Innes Centre

Ant in the Antibiotics

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Tetraponera penzigi, a species of African ant uses antibiotic-producing Streptomyces formicae bacteria to protect themselves against disease.

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Dr Dino J. Martins

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