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Streptomyces asociados a nidos de Nasutitermes costalis y Nasutitermes acajutlae (Isoptera: Termitidae) en tres zonas ecológicas de Puerto Rico
(2014)
El éxito ecológico de muchos insectos en áreas tales como la reproducción, la defensa contra patógenos y el suministro de nutrientes, se relaciona con simbiosis con bacterias del género Streptomyces (Actinobacteria). ...
Revision and phylogeny of the neotropical subfamily Nyctiborinae (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Ectobiidae)
(2012)
The neotropical cockroach subfamily Nyctiborinae Kirby, 1904 (Dictyoptera: Ectobiidae) is reviewed. A redescription for the subfamily and eight of its nine genera is undertaken, with emphasis on composition and morphology ...
Diversity of Actinobacteria associated with common ant species in the Guánica Tropical Dry Forest, Puerto Rico
(2012)
The diversity of Actinobacteria associated with ants that do not grow fungi was determined in the Guánica subtropical dry forest. Actinobacteria produces secondary metabolites used as antibiotics antifungals and antivirals. ...
Potential bioremediation role of manglicolous fungi associated with the mangrove tree, Rhizophora mangle, in Puerto Rico
(2016)
Mangroves are tropical ecosystems that are constantly exposed to unknown amounts of different pollutants from motorboats such as gasoline or diesel. They harbor a group of fungi called “manglicolous fungi”, able to synthesize ...
Response of Capsicum chinense to mycorrhizae inoculation and local mycorrhizal diversity associated with the crop in Puerto Rico
(2018-05)
Capsicum chinense is widely cultivated in the Caribbean region. Most types are pungent, such as 'Scotch Bonnet' and 'Habanero'. In Puerto Rico, non-pungent types called "ají dulce" are consumed as part of the local cuisine. ...
A new approach to fight microorganisms: Termite-associated actinobacteria secondary metabolites against pathogenic bacteria and fungi
(2021-05-05)
Las Actinobacterias son organismos Gram-positivos que tienen un alto contenido de GC en su genoma. Las bacterias de este filo son capaces de producir esporas y compuestos antimicrobianos. Además, estos microorganismos ...
Seasonality and prevalence of the fungal trichomycete Asellaria jatibonicua in the terrestrial isopod Litthorophiloscia culebrae
(2015)
Los tricomicetos son microorganismos que viven mayormente en el intestino de artrópodos con mandíbula. Son considerados como un grupo ecológico compuesto de hongos (Asellariales y Harpellares) y protistas (Amoebidiales ...
Estacionalidad en la infección de Enterobryus halophilus (Opisthokonta: Mesomycetozoa) en el intestino de Emerita portoricensis (Decapoda: Hippidae)
(2009-07)
In Puerto Rico, the protist Enterobryus halophilus (Mesomycetozoa) has been reported associated with a new host, Emerita portoricensis (Crustacea: Decapoda). A study on prevalence and abundance in populations of E. halophilus ...
Diversity of bacteria associated with the mangrove fiddler crab, Uca rapax, in Boquerón, Puerto Rico and their cellulose degradation capacity
(2013)
Mangrove habitats are considered one of the most productive ecosystems in the world, and are very important because they are habitats for many microorganisms and marine invertebrates, such as fiddler crabs. Fiddler crabs ...
Interaction between the fungus-growing ant Cyphomyrmex minutus and its symbionts at Cambalache Forest, Puerto Rico
(2012)
The ants in the tribe Attini cultivate a fungus (Basidiomycota: Agaricales) as food and protect it from specific mycoparasites, Escovopsis (Ascomycota: Hypocreales), using the antibiotic production capacity of Actinobacteria ...