Occurrence of Killer Yeasts in Leaf-cutting Ant Nests

Overview

Journal Folia Microbiol (Praha)

Publisher Springer

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2002 Jul 9

PMID 12099266

Citations 8

Authors

S C Carreiro

F C Pagnocca

M Bacci Jr

O C Bueno

M J A Hebling

W J Middelhoven

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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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