Antimicrobial properties of nest volatiles in red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (hymenoptera: formicidae)

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作者：
Wang, Lei [1 ]
Elliott, Brad [2 ]
Jin, Xixuan [2 ]
Zeng, Ling [1 ]
Chen, Jian [2 ]
机构：
[1] South China Agr Univ, Red Imported Fire Ant Res Ctr, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] ARS, Natl Biol Control Lab, Southeast Area, USDA, Stoneville, MS 38776 USA
来源：
SCIENCE OF NATURE | 2015年 / 102卷 / 11-12期
关键词：
Antimicrobial volatiles; Beauveria bassiana; Germination; Social immunity; IMMUNITY; VENOM;
D O I：
10.1007/s00114-015-1316-1
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
The antimicrobial property of volatiles produced by red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, against Beauveria bassiana, a common entomopathogenic fungus, was demonstrated. The germination rate of B. bassiana spores was significantly reduced after they were exposed to volatiles within an artificial ant nest. Since the air that contained the same level of O-2 and CO2 as that in artificial fire ant nests did not suppress the germination rate of B. bassiana, the observed reduction of germination rate must be caused by the toxicity of nest volatiles. Nest fumigation may be an important component of the social immune system in S. invicta.
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