Discovery of fungus-mite mutualism in a unique niche

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1226-1237

  Roets, F ^a,b   Wingfield, M J ^b   Crous, P W ^c   Dreyer, L L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mycangia; Ophiostoma; Protea; Sporothecae; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

BEETLE; DISPERSAL; FUNGUS; MITE; MUTUALISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; MICROBIOLOGY; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEACEAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; DNA, FUNGAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MITES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEACEAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; OPHIOSTOMA; OPHIOSTOMA SPLENDENS; PROCTOLAELAPS; PROTEA; PROTEA INFRUCTESCENCES; SCOLYTINAE; TARSONEMUS; TRICHOUROPODA;

EID: 35649016196     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[1226:DOFMIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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