CELLULOSE DEGRADATION BY LEUCOCOPRINUS-GONGYLOPHORUS, THE FUNGUS CULTURED BY THE LEAF-CUTTING ANT ATTA-SEXDENS-RUBROPILOSA

被引:25
作者
BACCI, M
ANVERSA, MM
PAGNOCCA, FC
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Biosciences Institute of Rio Claro, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900
来源
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY | 1995年 / 67卷 / 04期
关键词
ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; CELLULOSE; LEAF-CUTTING ANT; LEUCOCOPRINUS GONGYLOPHORUS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00872939
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Leucocoprinus gongylophorus, the fungus cultured by the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa, is able to degrade efficiently cellulose, microcrystaline cellulose, carboximethylcellulose, and cellobiose. Analysis of the degradation products indicate that the fungus produce extracellular beta-glucosidase, exo- and endo-glucanase. The importance of cellulose degradation to the association of fungus and ant is discussed.
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页码:385 / 386
页数:2
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