Artigo
Leaf-cutting ant faecal fluid and mandibular gland secretion: effects on microfungi spore germination
Fecha
2008-01-01Registro en:
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. São Paulo: Soc Brasileira Microbiologia, v. 39, n. 1, p. 64-67, 2008.
1517-8382
S1517-83822008000100016
WOS:000255199800016
S1517-83822008000100016-en.pdf
8302605179522059
0000-0002-4164-9362
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
The mandibular gland secretion (MGS) and the faecal fluid (FF) of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel affected the spore germination of selected microfungi isolated from nests of this insect. MGS was more effective than the FF, completely inhibiting the spore germination of four out of six microfungi species. O fluído fecal (FF) e a secreção da glândula mandibular (MGS) de operárias da formiga cortadeira Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel afetaram a germinação dos esporos de microfungos isolados dos formigueiros. MGS foi mais eficiente que FF, inibindo quatro espécies de microfungos dentre as seis estudadas.