A New Albomycin-Producing Strain of Streptomyces globisporus subsp. globisporus May Provide Protection for Ants Messor structor.

ABSTRACT: There are several well-studied examples of protective symbiosis between insect host and symbiotic actinobacteria, producing antimicrobial metabolites to inhibit host pathogens. These mutualistic relationships are best described for some wasps and leaf-cutting ants, while a huge variety of insect species still remain poorly explored. For the first time, we isolated actinobacteria from the harvester ant Messor structor and evaluated the isolates' potential as antimicrobial producers. All isolates could be divided into two morphotypes of single and mycelial cells. We found that the most common mycelial morphotype was observed among soldiers and least common among larvae in the studied laboratory colony. The representative of this morphotype was identified as Streptomyces globisporus

SUBMITTER: Zakalyukina YV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9693239 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature