PRJNA869532
Study of microbiome of ants of Formica rufa group
Ants of Formica rufa group were collected in September 2021 in two districts of Moscow region (Mozhaysky and Odintsovsky districts), Russia. The collected ants (female, workers) were identified using a taxonomic keys and through analysis of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI). For shotgun analysis of microbiome a pool of ants (20 individuals) was frozen in liquid nitrogen and mechanically homogenized for the subsequent isolation of DNA using a QIAamp DNA Mini Kit.