Variability of non-mutualistic filamentous fungi associated with Atta sexdens rubropilosa nests

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 421-425

  Rodrigues, A ^a   Pagnocca, F C ^a   Bacci Jr , M ^a   Hebling, M J A ^a   Bueno, O C ^a   Pfenning, L H ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYMENOPTERA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); ACREMONIUM KILIENSE; ACREMONIUM STRICTUM; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; ESCOVOPSIS WEBERI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HEXAPODA; HYPOCREA LIXII; INSECTA; MONILIELLA SUAVEOLENS; SYNCEPHALASTRUM RACEMOSUM;

EID: 31144457131     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931424     Document Type: Review

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