Artículos de revistas
Leaf-cutting ant faecal fluid and mandibular gland secretion: Effects on microfungi spore germination
Fecha
2008-01-01Registro en:
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, v. 39, n. 1, p. 64-67, 2008.
1517-8382
1678-4405
10.1590/S1517-83822008000100016
2-s2.0-42349086377
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Institución
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.