ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

MICROTIMMS,
WHOLE FUNGUSý OOMB
SPECIES Sp HEDIUM SELECTIVE 14=1
MT1, I
217.
1416. OF ISOIATIONS ISOIN. NO . OP ISOIATIONS ISOINe
OF FUNGUS INDEX OF FUNGUS INDEX
HIC 67 (xp*G) I Temitamyces 2000 3 Termit2=cpts 60.0
Old comb I A. n1ger 20*0 2 bacteria 00
loolationx 1 Fusarium solani 200
I sterile mycelium
(WPP) 2000
1 bacteria
MIC 68 (op. G) 2 Termitamyres 40*0 1 sterile
Fresh comb I unidentified (WD) 122000 mycelium (NW) 2000
5 Isolations 2 40.0 80.0
MIC 68 (ape G) 2 Termit2nees 40.0 1 Termlt2MýLces 20,0
20*0
Old comb As raillus flavus
I 20*0, 3 sterile
5 Isolations
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ýI Asn! r1jillus ape (0) 20*0 mycellum (Nw) 1 60.0
.1 Fusarium ave... 2000 1 20*0
1 bacteria 20*0
HIC 71 (up- R) I A. n1ger 2000 2 Termitomyces 40.0
Fresh ccob 3 A. flavus 60.0 3 60.0
5 Isol tions 2 Aspernillulm, up*
IT)
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1-40*0 1
HIC 71 (op, R) 5 A, -nlger., . 10060 1 Termitomyces 2000
Old comb I A. flavus 20.0 4 80.0
3 Isolations
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The total numbers of Iso latione of Termit=cps from fresh comb are
on SP medium, 6 on selective medium. rron old cambi ! 3, on SE medium$
6 on selective medium,
Therefore there Ix no difference in the Isolation of Termitomycex from
fresh and old Hicrotermes comb'(6oth media).
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