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Endophytic fungi associated with the black mangrove Avicennia germinans in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico: Their antimicrobial potential
(2018-05)
The search for new antimicrobial compounds has been of great interest in recent years. These compounds are naturally produced by microorganisms including endophytic fungi isolated from mangroves. This study focuses on ...
Diversity of Actinobacteria associated with Nasutitermes costalis termite and their ability to inhibit the growth of entomopathogenic fungi
(2013)
The Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high GC content, spore producers, and have the ability to produce antimicrobial agents. They are capable of degrading structural polysaccharides such as cellulose, ...
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 ...
Growth of fungi recovered from coastal mangroves in waste motor oil: A preliminary study for bioremediation
(2021-05-12)
Mangroves are considered complex ecosystems that serve and protect coastlines in tropical
environments. But these are constantly exposed to pollutants from motorboats and nearby
industries with components such as motor ...
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 ...
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. ...