Occurrence of killer yeasts in leaf-cutting ant nests

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2002 Brazil, Netherlands English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Folia Microbiologica, volume 47, pages 259-262 (issn: 0015-5632, eissn: 1874-9356,

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Authors: Carreiro, S. C.; Pagnocca, F. C.; Bacci, M.; Bueno, O. C.; Hebling, M. J. A.; Middelhoven, W. J.;

doi: 10.1007/bf02817648

pmid: 12099266

handle: 11449/67027

Occurrence of killer yeasts in leaf-cutting ant nests

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Abstract

Killer activity was screened in 99 yeast strains isolated from the nests of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens against 6 standard sensitive strains, as well as against each other. Among this yeast community killer activity was widespread since 77 strains (78%) were able to kill or inhibit the growth of at least one standard strain or nest strain. Toxin production was observed in representatives of all the studied genera including Aureobasidium, Rhodotorula, Tremella and Trichosporon, whose killer activity has not yet been described.

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Brazil, Netherlands

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Sao Paulo State University
Brazil
Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
Brazil
Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands

Keywords

culture medium, phenotype, yeast, mycotoxin, Species Specificity, Trichosporon, Yeasts, Life Science, Animals, animal, ant, isolation and purification, pH, Ants, microbiology, species difference, Rhodotorula, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mycotoxins, killer factor, Killer Factors, Yeast, Culture Media, Phenotype, classification, metabolism

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