ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TILE SYMBIOSIS OF TER ITOMYCES ...

(Bakerapigel and Miller 1953, j C*M*19 19639 Kuhlman and Hendrix 1962,
Nadakavu1taren and Horner 19699 Papavizas and Davey 19599 Papavizan
1967 and Uscuplic and Pawsey 1970* Martin (1950) found it had an
inhibitory effect an only two out of 117 cultures, At 0,02 gl-l
streptomycin aulphate did not adversely effect either the rate or
form of growth of Termitomyces and it was decided to incorporate
this Into the selective medium.
Penicillin and atreptomycin are often used torjetherl and Datra,
and Batra (1979) used them to isolate Termit=cem
bellicomiso
The Termitonyces cultures tested were all from Macrotemps
(2) Antifungal and_11rowth I! romtina substances
(a) Denlate
Benlaia fungicides or benomylq in a systemic fungicide of the
benzimidazole group$ which controls a wide range of diseases* It
functions by the inhibition
of DNA blosynthesis (Cremlyn 1978)o
Benomyl is especially effective against Penicillium and some other
llyphomycotes* MaloY (1974) found that at 0*001 01-1 It completely
Inhibited Penicillium sp. and Phialophora fastialata, and greatly
reduced the growth of Trichodermai.
(b) Borax
Borax - disodium tetraboratee
(c) Cellobiose
This was used In placo of glucose in the basic modium.
(d) Cellophane
This was used ast a cellophane overlay In place of glucose In the
basic medium*
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