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| Title |
Unraveling Trichoderma species in the attine ant environment: description of three new taxa
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| Published in |
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10482-016-0666-9 |
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| Authors |
Quimi Vidaurre Montoya, Lucas Andrade Meirelles, Priscila Chaverri, Andre Rodrigues |
| Abstract |
Fungus-growing "attine" ants forage diverse substrates to grow fungi for food. In addition to the mutualistic fungal partner, the colonies of these insects harbor a rich microbiome composed of bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts. Previous work reported some Trichoderma species in the fungus gardens of leafcutter ants. However, no studies systematically addressed the putative association of Trichoderma with attine ants, especially in non-leafcutter ants. Here, a total of 62 strains of Trichoderma were analyzed using three molecular markers (ITS, tef1 and rpb2). In addition, 30 out of 62 strains were also morphologically examined. The strains studied correspond to the largest sampling carried out so far for Trichoderma in the attine ant environment. Our results revealed the richness of Trichoderma in this environment, since we found 20 Trichoderma species, including three new taxa described in the present work (Trichoderma attinorum, Trichoderma texanum and Trichoderma longifialidicum spp. nov.) as well as a new phylogenetic taxon (LESF 545). Moreover, we show that all 62 strains grouped within different clades across the Trichoderma phylogeny, which are identical or closely related to strains derived from several other environments. This evidence supports the transient nature of the genus Trichoderma in the attine ant colonies. The discovery of three new species suggests that the dynamic foraging behavior of these insects might be responsible for accumulation of transient fungi into their colonies, which might hold additional fungal taxa still unknown to science. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |
| France | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 84 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 84 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 13 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 19 | 23% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 36 | 43% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 23 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
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