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Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in the Fungus Gardens of Leaf-Cutter Ants

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Towards a molecular understanding of symbiont function: Identification of a fungal gene for the degradation of xylan in the fungus gardens of leaf-cutting ants

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The Carbohydrate-Active EnZymes database (CAZy): an expert resource for Glycogenomics

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