@article{fdi:010041417,
  title = {{I}ncidence of fungus-growing termites ({I}soptera, {M}acrotermitinae) on the structure of soil microbial communities},
  author = {{J}ouquet, {P}ascal and {R}anjard, {L}. and {L}epage, {M}ichel and {L}ata, {J}.{C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he aim of this study was to investigate the impact of subterranean fungus-growing termites on the structure of soil microorganism communities. {W}e tested whether termites significantly modify the abundance and structure of microbial communities within their below ground nests (fungus-comb chambers) and whether these effects are species-specific. {T}he investigations were carried out in a humid savanna reserve with material collected from the fungus-comb chamber walls of two widespread species differing in the mode of nest construction. {A}ncistrotermes builds diffuse and ephemeral nests while chambers of {O}dontotermes are mostly concentrated and occupy the same area for a comparatively much longer period of time then creating lenticular mounds. {T}he soil properties (p{H}, texture and {C}, {N} content) and the microbial biomass were analysed and automated r{RNA} intergenic spacer analysis ({ARISA}) was used to characterise bacterial ({B}-{ARISA}) and fungal ({F}-{ARISA}) communities. {O}ur results illustrate that the nest structures created by termites offer a diverse range of physical and chemical environments that differ strongly from those present in the general soil mass. {O}dontotermes had strong effects on microbial properties at the scale of the fungus-comb chamber and at the scale of the lenticular mound. {I}n the fungus-comb chambers, the microbial biomass is not affected by termites but the structure of microbial community is different from that in the control open savanna soil. {I}n the lenticular mound, the microbial biomass is higher and the structure of bacterial community is distinct than that in the fungus-comb chambers. {A}ncistrotermes also strongly influenced the structure of soil bacterial and fungal communities in the open savanna. {H}owever, we did not find any significant modification of bacterial and fungal community structures in the lenticular mound. {T}he impact of fungus-growing termites is, therefore, species-specific and varies depending on the study site (open savanna vs. lenticular mound). (c) 2005 {E}lsevier {L}td. {A}ll rights reserved.},
  keywords = {microbial communities ; {A} {RISA} ; biogenic structures ; fungus growing termites ; savanna},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}oil {B}iology and {B}iochemistry},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {1852--1859},
  ISSN = {0038-0717},
  year = {2005},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.02.017},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010041417},
}