Diet determines the bacteria present in microbial gardens cultivated by ants (IMAGE)

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Diet determines the bacteria present in microbial gardens cultivated by ants

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Leafcutter ant cutting a seed. Leafcutter ants carry plant parts to the colony, where they are digested by fungi and bacteria 

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Mariana Barcoto/IB-UNESP)

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