Science
New antifungal compound from ant farms – Phys.org
Attine ants are farmers, and they grow fungus as food. Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces bacteria are their farmhands, producing metabolites that protect the crop…
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 antifungal compound among many of these bacteria across Brazil. The compound…
-
Business22 hours agoThis ASX 200 mining stock is eyeing the lithium throne
-
Noosa News20 hours agoDriver arrested after life-threatening hit-and-run on outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland
-
Noosa News22 hours ago150 jobs in doubt as Bega winds down peanut processing plants in Queensland
-
Business20 hours agoThe best ASX shares to buy and forget for 10+ years