Fungus-growing ants use antibiotic-producing bacteria to control garden parasites

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This paper, published in 1999, received 606 indexed citations. Written by Cameron R. Currie, James A. Scott, Richard C. Summerbell and David Malloch covering the research area of Genetics, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. It is primarily cited by scholars working on Insect Science (398 citations), Genetics (374 citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (304 citations). Published in Nature.

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