@article{PAR00003051,
  title = {{P}atterns of substrate degradation by some microfungi from fungus-growing termite combs ({I}soptera : {T}ermitidae : {M}acrotermitinae)},
  author = {{G}uedegbe, {H}erbert and {H}oungnandan, {P}. and {R}oman, {J}ocelyne and {R}ouland-{L}ef{\`e}vre, {C}orinne},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o investigate the functional role of microfungi occuring in fungus-growing termite combs, we performed fungal isolation from combs of three fungus-growing termite species and screened the capacity of different isolates to use various substrates including carbohydrates and lignin derivatives. {S}even strains were isolated in this study and {B}last of {ITS} sequences revealed that all belonged to the {A}scomycete phylum. {A} great variation in substrate utilization was found among microfungi and dendrogram analysis based on the different enzymes released clearly distinguished two main groups of microfungi. {T}he first contained the majority of the isolates which were mainly characterized by xylanase and amylase productions, whereas cellulase was generally not secreted. {T}his, combined with the inability to utilize complex substrates such as tannic, gallic, ferulic and syringic acids, suggested that species of this group were probably latent saprobes and not specifically involved in fungus-growing termite symbiosis. {T}he second group contained one phylotype belonging to genus {P}aecilomyces which was capable of degrading most of the tested substrates to a higher extent. {T}his latter strain exhibited similar enzymatic activities to the symbiotic cultivars and we therefore discussed the probable implication of {P}aecilomyces spp. in material degradation of the combs' lignocellulose.},
  keywords = {{M}icrofungi ; {S}ubstrate utilization ; {L}ignin derivatives ; {F}ungus comb},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}ociobiology},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {525--541},
  ISSN = {0361-6525},
  year = {2008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00003051},
}