ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

the direct isolation and dilution plates, These were Aspergillus
carnpus, Asrergillus violacelial Curvularin sp, j 1-baarium appe,
rhielavia op., Phom op*, Xylaria spog Cunninnhamella, sp*1 and an
unknown Hasidlomycetee The fact that some fungi are found on this
medium that were not Isolated on the SF medium reflects the different
pictures of a fungal flora that are obtained with different media$ each
medium, even general ones, being selective for particular fungi (see
5.2.4 FUNGI FOUND IN THE GUT Or, HAMOTMWIS DELLICOsUs MRAGE3zs ANý
ADULT AND YOUNG M&JQP WOMM TERMITES IN TIM NEST
Introduction and Hethods
Foraging major workers
(foragers) collectod from baits in the
vicinity of a M. bellicosus moundl nurse major workers from the comb
and young major workern were surface sterilized in lUlton's fluid,, their
digestive tract dissected (mt in sterile water* and placed on selective
medium plates to culture any Tormit=ces present, and on SF medium
platesto deterMine the general range of fungi, being carried in the
gut (Table 5.2.16), The young major workers ware distinguished. frM
larvae by the presence of darkened heads which are absent from larvae*
Results
The pre3ence or absence of a bolus in the crop was recorded*
The results are given in Tablen 5.2.14 - 5.2.16.
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