ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

TABLE 7-3-3 Reaction of TermitVycom cultures on gallic and tannic
acid media after 14 days#
ASSOCIATED TLI41ITL SPECIES
ISOLATION FU=TION ON PEACTION ON
NUMET, GAMIC ACID TANNIC ACID
Ancistroterm. oss cavithorAx AN 51 3 4
AN 53 3 4
AN 55 3 4
AN 56 3 4
AN 57 3 10
AN 58 3/4 4
AN 59
AN 69
3/4 4
-3/4
NOT TESTED
11-tcratormps bellicosus MAC 12 0/1 0
I-L%c
36 0 1
UU; 47 1 2.
MAC 48 0 0
MAC 49 1 1
MAC 50 1 0
Mc 65 1 NOT TL3TED
1-facrotermes subityalinus SU3 21 3/4 NOT TESTED
sun 6,
-, 3 NOT TESTED
Hicroterms op. A HIC 38 3
mic 44 2 3
op. 0 HIC I /* 1.1. NOT TLSTZD
HIC 43 3 3
op. C
op. D
MIC 41
HIC
3 3
40
3 3
op. G HIC 4-15 2 1
ope R
Mc 68
HIC 46
4
3
NOT TLSTED
4
op. Z tac 37 3 3
unknown foraging worl-cer FORAG
* 10 3
Odontotermes smenthmani OD 42 1/12
Odontotermem ape OD 54 1
no discolottration
I discolouration of agar plug of inoculura
2 diffusion zone light brown, only visible from underside of pinto
3 diffusion zone light brown, visible from top of plate extending a
short
distance
diffusion zone daric brown, extending con3lderably
order oflroduction ot polyphanol oxidases.
323.
Anclatroterrips cavithorax > Macrotermen subhyalinjig > tficrotcrm. oppe
Odontotormes simeathmani > t%crotermes beill COsUs ;;,, Odontotermes up,
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