학술논문
Leaf-cutting ant faecal fluid and mandibular gland secretion: effects on microfungi spore germination
Document Type
article
Source
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. March 2008 39(1)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1517-8382
Abstract
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.