Abstract
The medical application of antibiotics dramatically reduced human infant mortality in the previous century. A new study indicates that ground nesting wasps exploit Streptomyces strains that they rear in their antennae for the same purpose.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / biosynthesis*
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Biological Evolution*
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Larva / microbiology
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Larva / physiology
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Selection, Genetic
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Species Specificity
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Streptomyces / metabolism*
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Symbiosis*
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Wasps / microbiology*
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Wasps / physiology*