Inhibition of symbiote fungus of the leaf cutter ant Atta sexdens by secondary metabolites from the bacterium Xenorhabdus szentirmaii associated with entomopathogenic nematodes

Inhibition of symbiote fungus of the leaf cutter ant Atta sexdens by secondary metabolites from the bacterium Xenorhabdus szentirmaii associated with entomopathogenic nematodes

ABSTRACT: Leaf-cutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) have evolved as dominant herbivores on the American continent. These social insects remove the leaves of economically important plant species to maintain their colony’s food reserves, the symbiotic fungus Leucocoprinus gongylophorus, a basidiomyce...

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Main Authors: Julie Giovanna Chacon Orozco, Luis Garrigós Leite, Bruna Cristina Custódio, Raphael Satochi Abe da Silva, Ana Gabriele Barbosa Casteliani, Raphael Vacchi Travaglini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Biológico 2018-11-01
Series:Arquivos do Instituto Biológico
Subjects:
controle alternativo
Leucocoprinus gongylophorus
nematoides entomopatogênicos
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572018000100410&lng=en&tlng=en

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