Occurrence of killer yeasts in leaf-cutting ant nests

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-262

  Carreiro, S C ^a   Pagnocca, F C ^a   Bacci Jr , M ^a   Bueno, O C ^a   Hebling, M J A ^a   Middelhoven, W J ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS; AUREOBASIDIUM; FORMICIDAE; TREMELLA;

KILLER FACTOR, YEAST; MYCOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHENOTYPE; RHODOTORULA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHOSPORON; YEAST;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYCOTOXINS; PHENOTYPE; RHODOTORULA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRICHOSPORON; YEASTS;

EID: 0036364406     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02817648     Document Type: Article

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