Weilan G P Melo
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Brunetti A, Lyra M, Bauermeister A, Bunk B, Boedeker C, Musken M, et al.
iScience
. 2023 Oct;
26(11):108109.
PMID: 37867936
The host-microbiome associations occurring on the skin of vertebrates significantly influence hosts' health. However, the factors mediating their interactions remain largely unknown. Herein, we used integrated technical and ecological frameworks...
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Fukuda T, Helfrich E, Mevers E, Melo W, Van Arnam E, Andes D, et al.
ACS Cent Sci
. 2021 Mar;
7(2):292-299.
PMID: 33655067
Fungus-growing ants engage in a multilateral symbiosis: they cultivate a fungal garden as their primary food source and host symbiotic actinobacteria ( spp.) that provide chemical defenses. The bacterial symbionts...
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Fukuda T, Pereira C, Melo W, Menegatti C, Andrade P, Groppo M, et al.
Front Microbiol
. 2021 Feb;
12:621274.
PMID: 33597940
In the myrmecophytic mutualistic relationship between a ants and plants both species receive protection and exchange nutrients. The presence of microorganisms in this symbiotic system has been reported, and the...
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Ortega H, Lourenzon V, Chevrette M, Ferreira L, Ramos Alvarenga R, Melo W, et al.
Bioorg Med Chem
. 2021 Jan;
32:116016.
PMID: 33493972
Three antifungal macrolides cyphomycin (1), caniferolide C (2) and GT-35 (3) were isolated from Streptomyces sp. ISID311, a bacterial symbiont associated with Cyphomyrmex fungus-growing ants. The planar structures of these...
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Ortega H, Ferreira L, Melo W, Oliveira A, Ramos Alvarenga R, Lopes N, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2019 Aug;
13(8):e0007643.
PMID: 31381572
Bacterial strains isolated from attine ants showed activity against the insect specialized fungal pathogen Escovopsis and also against the human protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani. The bioassay guided fractionation of extracts...
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Chevrette M, Carlson C, Ortega H, Thomas C, Ananiev G, Barns K, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2019 Feb;
10(1):516.
PMID: 30705269
Antimicrobial resistance is a global health crisis and few novel antimicrobials have been discovered in recent decades. Natural products, particularly from Streptomyces, are the source of most antimicrobials, yet discovery...
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Brunetti A, Lyra M, Melo W, Andrade L, Palacios-Rodriguez P, Prado B, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2019 Jan;
116(6):2124-2129.
PMID: 30670649
Amphibians are known to possess a wide variety of compounds stored in their skin glands. While significant progress has been made in understanding the chemical diversity and biological relevance of...
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Ortega H, Batista Jr J, Melo W, Clardy J, Pupo M
Tetrahedron Lett
. 2018 Mar;
58(50):4721-4723.
PMID: 29503481
The known antibiotic and cytotoxic compounds griseorhodin A () and griseorhodin C () were produced in solid culture by AB10, which was isolated from the leaf-cutter ant . Their absolute...
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Melo W, Arcuri S, Rodrigues A, Morais P, Meirelles L, Pagnocca F
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
. 2014 Feb;
64(Pt 4):1428-1433.
PMID: 24566828
A novel yeast species was recovered from the fungus garden of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The growth of the novel yeast species is limited by its ability...
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Rosa C, Morais P, Lachance M, Santos R, Melo W, Viana R, et al.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
. 2009 May;
59(Pt 5):1232-6.
PMID: 19406824
Two novel yeast species, Wickerhamomyces queroliae sp. nov. and Candida jalapaonensis sp. nov., were isolated, respectively, from larvae of Anastrepha mucronata (Diptera: Tephritidae) collected from ripe fruit of Peritassa campestris...