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INHIBITION OF THE FUNGAL PATHOGEN METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE IN THE ALIMENTARY TRACTS OF FIVE TERMITE (ISOPTERA) SPECIES

Alain RobertThomas ChouvencNan-yao Su

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0106 biological sciencesMetarhiziumBiodiversité et EcologieCuticleMicroorganismtermitesMetarhizium anisopliaeMetarhizium;termites01 natural sciencesMicrobiologyConidiumBiodiversity and Ecology03 medical and health sciencesReticulitermesIngestionEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics030304 developmental biology0303 health sciencesbiologyfungibiology.organism_classification010602 entomologyGerminationInsect ScienceMetarhizium[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology

description

We previously showed that in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes conidia of Metarhizium anisopliae did not germinate in the alimentary tract of living termites and the antifungal activity remained for 2 d post mortem in the gut. We have confirmed that this mechanism is common throughout the termite phylogeny by extending our observations to 5 additional species, from 5 different families. Grooming and ingestion of microorganisms from the cuticle ofnestmate was found to be consistent in all the species and none of the conidia found in the alimentary tracts germinated.

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2010-09-01
https://hal-bioemco.ccsd.cnrs.fr/bioemco-00526603