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From immunity to metabolism to mental health, it seems like the gut microbiome has been linked to every aspect of human health and disease.

Novel Promising Anti-Fungal Compound Identified in Ant Nests January 21, 2021 Share Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces bacteria produce metabolites that protect the crop pathogens. However, these metabolites lack common structural features across bacteria from different geographic locations event though the ants share a common ancestor. Now scientists report in ACS Central Science “Specialized Metabolites Reveal Evolutionary History and Geographic Dispersion of a Multilateral Symbiosis,” tha...

Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces bacteria are their farmhands, producing metabolites that protect the crop from pathogens. Surprisingly, these metabolites lack common structural features across bacteria from different geographic locations, even though the ants share a common ancestor. Now, researchers report in ACS Central Science they have identified the first shared antifungal compound among many of these bacteria across Brazil. The compound could someday have medical applications. Attine an...

Researchers discover potent antifungal agent from attine ant farms Attine ants are farmers, and they grow fungus as food. Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces bacteria are their farmhands, producing metabolites that protect the crop from pathogens. Surprisingly, these metabolites lack common structural features across bacteria from different geographic locations, even though the ants share a common ancestor. Now, researchers report in ACS Central Science they have identified the first shared anti...