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Leaf-cutting ant faecal fluid and mandibular gland secretion: effects on microfungi spore germination

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...

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Autores principales: Rodrigues, André, Carletti, Carla D., Bueno, Odair C., Pagnocca, Fernando C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24031181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838220080001000016