Complete Genome of Enterobacteriaceae Bacterium Strain FGI 57, a Strain Associated with Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungus Gardens.

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Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA ; Department of Energy, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Published: January 2013

The bacterium strain FGI 57 was discovered in the fungus gardens maintained by leaf-cutter ants.
Studying its 4.76-Mbp chromosome can help us understand how different species interact within these communities.
It also has potential implications for understanding how plant materials are broken down in these unique ecosystems.

The bacterium strain FGI 57 was isolated from a fungus garden of the leaf-cutter ant . Analysis of its single 4.76-Mbp chromosome will shed light on community dynamics and plant biomass degradation in ant fungus gardens.

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