title: [Microbiological activity in the nests of Acromyrmex octospinosus Reich in Guadeloupe].
abstract: The nests of Acromyrmex octospinosus contain an important bacterial flora which shows a state of equilibrium; that is the result of the society activity. The ant-fungi directly grows on the leaf material brought in the nest; the microorganisms do not modify the substrate. Acromyrmex octospinosus is able to allow the growth of its fungus in pure culture in the presence of invading microflora.
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000502:physiology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism; D004463:Ecology; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism; D014900:West Indies
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D000641:Ammonia; D002482:Cellulose; D013213:Starch
vernacular_title: Etude de l'activité microbiologique dans les nids d'Acromyrmex octospinosus Reich en Guadeloupe.