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Relationship Between Population Size and Symbiont Fungus Culture Volume in Colonies of Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(California State University, 2010-01-01)
In order to quantify the population of Acromyrmex balzani Emery, 1890 nests and to verify whether the population dynamic of the colony is correlated with the symbiont fungus volume, the principal energy source of the colony, ...
Induction and secretion of elastinolytic and proteolytic activity in cultures of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
(2008-10-28)
P. brasiliensis parasitizes various human tissues and proteinases exported by this fungus may allow it to metabolize and invade host tissues. The influence of the culture medium on the production of proteinases by P. ...
Induction and secretion of elastinolytic and proteolytic activity in cultures of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
(2008-10-28)
P. brasiliensis parasitizes various human tissues and proteinases exported by this fungus may allow it to metabolize and invade host tissues. The influence of the culture medium on the production of proteinases by P. ...
Thievery in rainforest fungus-growing ants: interspecific assault on culturing material at nest entrance
(Springer, 2018-08-01)
Cleptobiosis in social insects refers to a relationship in which members of a species rob food resources, or other valuable items, from members of the same or a different species. Here, we report and document in field ...
Comparison of radial growth rate of the mutualistic fungus of Atta sexdens rubropilosa forel in two culture media
(Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, 2010)
In vitro culture of the mutualistic fungus of leaf-cutting ants is troublesome due to its low growth rate, which leads to storage problems and contaminants accumulation. This paper aims at comparing the radial growth rate ...
Burkholderia from fungus gardens of fungus-growing ants produce antifungals that inhibit the specialized parasite Escovopsis.
(2021-06)
Within animal-associated microbiomes, the functional roles of specific microbial taxa are often uncharacterized. Here, we use the fungus-growing ant system, a model for microbial symbiosis, to determine the potential ...
Relationship Between Population Size and Symbiont Fungus Culture Volume in Colonies of Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(California State University, 2010-01-01)
In order to quantify the population of Acromyrmex balzani Emery, 1890 nests and to verify whether the population dynamic of the colony is correlated with the symbiont fungus volume, the principal energy source of the colony, ...
Escovopsioides as a fungal antagonist of the fungus cultivated by leafcutter ants
(2018-10-10)
Background: Fungus gardens of fungus-growing (attine) ants harbor complex microbiomes in addition to the mutualistic fungus they cultivate for food. Fungi in the genus Escovopsioides were recently described as members of ...