Evidence for Inhibition of Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Feeding by Extracellular Metabolites of a Wood Decay Fungus

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dc.contributor.authorGrace, J Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorGoodell, Barry S.
dc.contributor.authorJones, Wendy E.
dc.contributor.authorChandhoke, Vikas
dc.contributor.authorJellison, Jody
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-09T01:27:32Z
dc.date.available2009-09-09T01:27:32Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.description.abstractSiderophores are iron-chelating extracellular fungal metabolites which may be involved in initiating wood decay. A purified siderophore extract isolated from the brown-rot decay fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum (Pers. ex Fr.) Murr. (Basidiomycetes: Polyporaceae) was found to deter feeding by Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). This fungus has previously been associated with preferential feeding on decayed wood by subterranean termites, and solvent extracts have been reported to induce termite trail-following, arrestment, and/or aggregation. This is the first report of G. trabeum metabolites or fungal siderophores having a negative behavioral effect on subterranean termites.
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dc.identifier.citationGrace JK, Goodell BS, Jones WE, Chandhoke V, Jellsion J. 1992. Evidence for inhibition of termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) feeding by extracellular metabolites of a wood decay fungus. Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 31:249-252.
dc.identifier.issn0073-134X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/11302
dc.publisherHawaiian Entomological Society
dc.titleEvidence for Inhibition of Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Feeding by Extracellular Metabolites of a Wood Decay Fungus
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