Fungi isolated from integument and guts of Coptotermes formosanus and their antagonistic effect on Gleophyllum trabeum

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 703-710

  Jayasimha, Poornima ^a   Henderson, Gregg ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Dual culture techniques; Gloeophyllum trabeum; Gut cultures; Integument cultures

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; COLONIZATION; COLONY; FUNGUS; GROWTH; TERMITE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; FUNGI; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; HYPOCREA; HYPOCREA LIXII; HYPOCREA VIRENS; ISOPTERA; PENICILLIUM JANTHINELLUM; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM; TRICHODERMA GHANENSE;

EID: 34648825408     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[703:FIFIAG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Allen, T. C., R. V. Smythe, and H. C. Coppel. 1964. Response of twenty-one termite species to aqueous extracts of wood invaded by the fungus Lenzites trabea Pers. ex. Fr. J. Econ. Entomol. 57: 1009-1011.
2. Amburgey, T. L. 2000. Fungi and their effects on untreated wood products. Pest of Quarter. AWPA Technical Articles and Abstracts. (http://www.awpa.com/references/documents_PDF/PestJanFeb2000.pdf).
3. Beal, R. H., and A. G. Kais. 1962. Apparent infection of subterranean termites by Aspergillus flavus Link. Insect Pathol. 4: 488-489.
4. Beard, R. L. 1974. Termite biology and bait-block method of control. Bulletin 748: 1-19. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT.
5. Becker, G. 1965. Wood destroying insects and fungi, pp. 128-167. In W. Ebeling [ed.], Urban entomology. University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
6. Becker, G., H. K. Frank, and M, Lenz. 1969. Die Giftwirkung von Aspergillus flavus-Stammen auf Termiten in Beziehung zu ihrem Aflatoxin-Gehalt. Z. Ang. Zool. 56: 451-464.
7. Becker, G., and W. Kerner-Gang. 1964. Schadigung und Forderungvon Termiten durch Schimmelpilze. Z. Ang. Entomol. 53: 429-448.
8. Becker, G., and M. Lenz. 1975. Versuche über das verhalten von Termiten gegenüber verschiedenen Basidiomyceten. Z. Ang. Entomol 78: 255-279.
9. Brownold, E., and S. Flanders. 2005. The effect of Trichoderma harzianum on honey bee survival. New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. (http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/trich/).
10. Carter, M. E., P. J. Quinn, B. Markey, and G. R. Carter. 1994. Antimicrobial agents, pp. 95-117. In M. E. Carter, P. J. Quinn, B. Markey, and G. R. Carter [eds.], Clinical Veterinary Microbiology. Wolfe, Spain.
11. Chung, W. Y., S. G. Wi, H. J. Bae, and B. D. Park. 1999. Microscopic observation of wood-based composites exposed to fungal deterioration. J. Wood Sci. 45: 64-68.
12. Di Giambattista, R., F. Federici, M. Petruceioli, and M. Fenice. 2001. The chitinolytic activity of Penicillium janthinellum p9: purification, partial characterization and potential applications. J. Appl. Microbiol. 91: 498-505.
13. Esenther, G. R., T. C. Allen, J. E. Casida, and R. D. Shenefelt. 1961. Termite attractant from fungus-infected wood. Science (Wash., D.C.) 134: 50.
14. Esenther, G. R., and H. C. Coppel. 1964. Current research on termite attractants. Pest Control 32: 34-47.
15. Gondim, Jr., M.G.C., R. Barros, F. R. da Silva, G.J.N. de Vasconcelos. 2005. Occurance and biological aspects of the Clitoria tree psyllid in Brazil. Sci. Agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.) 62: 281-285.
16. Gouger, R. J., and J. W. Kimbrough. 1969. Antennopsis gallica Heim and Buchli (Hyphomycetes: Gloeohaustoriales) an entomogenous fungus on subterranean termites in Florida. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 13: 223-228.
17. Hendee, E. C. 1933. The association of the termites, Kalotermes minor, Reticulitermes hesperus, and Zootermopsis angusticollis with fungi. Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. 39: 111-133.
18. Hendee, E. C. 1934. The association of termites and fungi, pp. 101-107. In C. A. Kofoid [ed.], Termites and termite control. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.
19. Highley, T.L. 1997. Control of wood decay by Trichoderma (Gliocladium) virens. I. Antagonistic properties. Mat. Org. 31: 79-89.
20. Highley, T. L., and J. Richard. 1988. Antagonism of Trichoderma spp. and Gliocladium virens against wood decay fungi. Mat. Org. 23: 157-169.
21. Jayasimha, P., and G. Henderson. 2007a. Effect of Aspergillus flavus and Trichoderma harzianum on survival of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology 49: 135-141.
22. Jayasimha, P., and G. Henderson. 2007b. Suppression of growth of a brown rot fungus, Gloeophyllum trabeum by Formosan subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 100: 506-511.
23. Kirk, T. K., and E. B. Cowling. 1984. Biological decomposition of solid wood, pp. 455-487. In R. M. Rowell [ed.], The chemistry of solid wood. Advances in Chemistry Series 207. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
24. Lenz, M. 1969. Zurschadigenden Wirkung einiger Schimmelpilze auf Termiten. Mat. Org. 4: 109-122.
25. Mankowski, M. E., T. D. Schowalter, J. J. Morrell, and B. Lyons. 1998. Feeding habits and gut fauna of Zootermopsis angusticollis (Isoptera: Termopsidae) in response to wood species and fungal associates. Comm. Ecosyst. Ecol. 27: 1315-1322.
26. Martin, M. M. 1992. The evolution of insect-fungus associations: from contact to stable symbiosis. Amer. Zool. 32: 593-605.
27. Marques, E. J., I.W.B. França, and M. Menezes. 2002. Ocorrência de Cladosporium cladosporioides (Fres.) De Vries em Euphalerus clitoriae Burckhard & Guajara (Hemiptera: Psylidae) em Clitoria fairchildiana no estado de Pernambuco. Congresso Brasileiro de Entomologia 19: 78.
28. Matsumura, F., H. C. Coppel, and A. Tai. 1968. Isolation and identification of termite trail-following pheromone. Nature (Lond.) 219: 963-964.
29. Matsumura, F., A. Tai, and H. C. Coppel. 1969. Termite trail-following substance, isolation and purification from Reticulitermes virginicus and fungus-infected wood. J. Econ. Entomol. 62: 599-603.
30. Matsuo, H., and K. Nishimoto. 1974. Response of the termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki to extract fractions from fungus infected wood and fungus mycelium. Mat. Org. 9: 225-238.
31. Matsuura, K. 2006. Termite-egg mimicry by a sclerotium-forming fungus. Proc. R. Soc. B 273: 1203-1209.
32. Rojas, M. G., J. A. Morales-Ramos, M. A. Klich, and M. Wright. 2001. Three fungal species isolated from Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) bodies, carton material, and infested wood. Fla. Entomol. 84: 156-158.
33. Rosengaus, R. B., M. R. Guldin, mad J.F.A. Traniello. 1998. Inhibitory effect of termite fecal pellets on fungal spore germination. J. Chem. Ecol. 24: 1697-1706.
34. Smythe, R. V., T. C. Allen, and H. C. Coppel. 1965. Response of the eastern subterranean termite to an attractive extract from Lenzites trabea-invaded wood. J. Econ. Entomol. 58: 420-423.
35. Smythe, R. V., and H. C. Coppel. 1966. Pathogenicity of externally occurring fungi to Reticulitermes flavipes. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 8: 266-267.
36. Smythe, R. V., H. C. Coppel, and T. C. Allen. 1967a. The response of Reticulitermes spp. and Zootermopsis angusticollis (Isoptera) to extracts from wood decayed by various fungi. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 60: 8-9.
37. Smythe, R. V., H. C. Coppel, S. H. Lipton, and F. M. Strong. 1967b. Chemical studies of attractants associated with Reticulitermes flavipes and R. virginicus. J. Econ. Entomol. 60: 228-233.
38. Smythe, R. V., F. L. Caster, and C. C. Baxter. 1971. Influence of wood decay on feeding and survival of eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 64: 59-62.
39. Tokoro, M., M. Takahashi, and R. Yamaoka. 1992. Identification of the trail pheromone of the subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Mokuzai Gakkaishi 38: 284-300.
40. Yokoyama, S., A. Oobayashi, O. Tanabe, and E. Ichishima. 1974. Submerged production, purification and crystallization of acid carboxypeptidase from Penicillium janthinellum IFO-8070. Appl. Microbiol. 28: 742-747.
41. Zettler, J. A., T. M. McInnis, Jr., C. R. Allen, and T. P. Spira. 2002. Biodiversity of fungi in red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) mounds. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 95: 487-491.
42. Zoberi, M. H., and J. K. Grace. 1990. Fungi associated with subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes in Ontario. Mycologia 82: 289-284.
43. Zoberi, M. H. 1979. The ecology of some fungi in a termite hill. Mycologia 71: 537-545.