Ant in the Antibiotics (image)

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