CULTURE MEDIA EVALUATION ON THE Leucoagaricus gongylophorus AND Escovopsis sp. FUNGI DEVELOPMENT
Revista de Agricultura Neotropical, 2021 This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro interference of different culture media, Czapek Dox Agar, Nutrient Agar, Starch Casein agar, Malt Extract Broth Base, Nutrient Broth, and the medium containing Peptone, Malt, Agar and crushed peach palm pulp ...
Maria Lucidalva Ribeiro de Sousa +2 more
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Two +ssRNA mycoviruses cohabiting the fungal cultivar of leafcutter ants [PDF]
Virology JournalLeafcutter ants are dominant herbivores in the Neotropics and rely on a fungus (Leucoagaricus gongylophorus) to transform freshly gathered leaves into a source of nourishment rather than consuming the vegetation directly.
Asta Rødsgaard-Jørgensen +6 more
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Biocontrol of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus of leaf-cutting ants with the mycoparasitic agent Trichoderma koningiopsis [PDF]
Mycosphere, 2016 Fil: Zapata, Pedro Dario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Cs.exactas Quimicas y Naturales. Departamento de Bioquimica Clinica.
Castrillo, María Lorena +3 more
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Acta Botanica MexicanaBackground and Aims: The mutualism between leaf-cutting ants and the fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus is a remarkable instance of insect-fungus symbiosis. In this study, we aimed to make a molecular identification of the L.
Dennis Adrián Infante Rodríguez +7 more
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Starch metabolism in Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the symbiotic fungus of leaf-cutting ants
Microbiological Research, 2006 Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the symbiotic fungus of the leaf-cutting ants, degrades starch, this degradation being supposed to occur in the plant material which leafcutters forage to the nests, generating most of the glucose which the ants utilize for food. In the present investigation, we show that laboratory cultures of L.
Silva, A. +4 more
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Production of Escovopsis weberi (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) Mycelial Pellets and Their Effects on Leaf-Cutting Ant Fungal Gardens [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 The maintenance of the symbiosis between leaf-cutting ants and their mutualistic fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Singer (Moller) is vital for the survival of both species.
Thais Berçot Pontes Teodoro +6 more
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Ammonia Production by Streptomyces Symbionts of Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants Strongly Inhibits the Fungal Pathogen Escovopsis [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Leaf-cutting ants live in mutualistic symbiosis with their garden fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus that can be attacked by the specialized pathogenic fungus Escovopsis.
Basanta Dhodary, Dieter Spiteller
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Leucoagaricus gongylophorus uses leaf-cutting ants to vector proteolytic enzymes towards new plant substrate. [PDF]
ISME J, 2014 Abstract The mutualism between leaf-cutting ants and their fungal symbionts revolves around processing and inoculation of fresh leaf pulp in underground fungus gardens, mediated by ant fecal fluid deposited on the newly added plant substrate.
Kooij PW +5 more
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Leucoagaricus gongylophorus produces diverse enzymes for the degradation of recalcitrant plant polymers in leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens. [PDF]
Appl Environ Microbiol, 2013 ABSTRACT Plants represent a large reservoir of organic carbon comprised primarily of recalcitrant polymers that most metazoans are unable to deconstruct. Many herbivores gain access to nutrients in this material indirectly by associating with microbial symbionts, and leaf-cutter ants are a paradigmatic example.
Aylward FO +19 more
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Efecto de extractos etanólicos sobre el crecimiento in vitro de Leucoagaricus gongylophorus
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Jiménez Londoño, David +2 more
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