Annals of Microbiology, 2011 The last decade has seen an increase in the industrial use of amylase, mainly due to its role in the production of anhydrous ethanol through the hydrolysis of corn starch. Most amylases in use nowadays are isolated from microorganisms, indicating their potential as a source of amylases for industrial applications. Since most microbial diversity remains
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Antagonism of entomopathogenic fungi by Bacillus spp. associated with the integument of cicadellids and delphacids [PDF]
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Survey and registration of the occurrence of leaf-cutting ants in grassland areas [PDF]
, 2022 Leaf-cutting ants tend to adapt to different climatic conditions, soil and vegetation, and have the particularity of attacking different cultures. The objective of this work was to survey and record the occurrence of leaf-cutting ants in 5 pasture areas ...
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Isolation, identification and evaluation of antimicrobial activity of Actinomycetes from marine sediments of Persian Gulf (Hormozgan Province) [PDF]
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Review of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as bioindicators in the Brazilian Savanna [PDF]
, 2018 The Brazilian Savanna is threatened mainly by the expansion of agriculture and livestock. Regarding environmental problems, habitat loss in the biome and the need to verify studies on ants as bioindicators, the goal of this paper was to carry out a ...
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Nickele, Mariane Aparecida
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, 2019 Orientador: Paulo Sérgio Moreira Carvalho de OliveiraDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de BiologiaResumo: Formigas cultivadoras de fungo (subtribo Attina) compõe um grupo monofilético de ?
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Control of pest ants by pathogenic fungi: state of the art. [PDF]
Front Fungal Biol, 2023 Folgarait PJ, Goffré D.
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Contamination and mortality of leaf-cutting ant workers by the quinone inside inhibitor fungicide after social interactions. [PDF]
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