New fungal pathogens of the red ant, Myrmica rubra, from the UK and implications for ant invasions in the USA
New fungal pathogens of the red ant, Myrmica rubra, from the UK and implications for ant invasions in the USA
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DOI：
10.1016/j.funbio.2010.03.007
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发表时间：
2010-05-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Bischoff, Joseph F.
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作者：
Evans, Harry C.;Groden, Eleanor;Bischoff, Joseph F.
红色蚂蚁，Myrmica rubra，是美国东北部一种日益入侵的害虫物种，在那里它被称为欧洲火蚁。在对英国部分原生天敌范围内的天敌进行调查期间，三种以前未报道的真菌病原体在实验室中孵化后在蚂蚁身上产生。对它们进行了描述和图解：桃金娘Paraisaria myrmicarum sp.Nov.、黑粉菌Hirsuella stilbelliformis var.桃金娘属Nov.和枯枝毛藻Hirsuella subramanianii var.桃金娘属11月根据蛋白质编码区EF-1α和LSU rDNA的分析，所描述的三个分类群都属于蛇床子科。讨论了使用经典生物防治技术对北美奇异范围内的红色微孢子虫进行管理的意义。(C)2010年英国真菌学会。爱思唯尔有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
The red ant, Myrmica rubra, is an increasingly invasive pest species in north-eastern USA, where it is known as the European fire ant. During surveys for natural enemies in part of its native range in the UK, three previously unreported fungal pathogens developed on ants when incubated in the laboratory. These are described and illustrated: Paraisaria myrmicarum sp. nov., Hirsutella stilbelliformis var. myrmicarum var. nov., and Hirsutella subramanianii var. myrmicarum var. nov. Based on analyses of the protein coding region EF-1 alpha and LSU rDNA, all three described taxa are shown to be affiliated with the hypocrealean family Ophiocordycipitaceae. The implications for the management of M. rubra in its exotic North American range using classical biological control are discussed. (C) 2010 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.