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Yeasts in mound soil of the red imported fire ant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2000

Amadou S. BA ,
Sherman A. PHILLIPS  and
James T. ANDERSON
Amadou S. BA
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2134, USA
Sherman A. PHILLIPS
Affiliation:
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-2134, USA
James T. ANDERSON
Affiliation:
Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program, Division of Forestry, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6125, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6125, USA. E-mail: jander25@wvu.edu.
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Abstract

Soil yeast occurrence and abundance was studied in brood chambers within mounds of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, and adjacent non-mound soil from Texas. Ten yeast species were isolated from fire ant brood chamber soil and 13 from non-mound soil. Relative frequencies of Candida parapsilosis and C. lipolytica were greater in brood chamber soil, and Cryptococcus terreus occurred more frequently in non-mound soil. Rhodoturula rubra, R. minuta, and Candida vini only occurred in non-mound soil. Mean cfu g−1 of soil was greater in brood chamber soil. Fire ants alter the community composition and relative abundance of yeasts within mounds due to creation of unique microhabitat patches.

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Research Article
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Mycological Research , Volume 104 , Issue 8 , August 2000 , pp. 969 - 973
Copyright
© The British Mycological Society 2000

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