Table 1 Mycelial growth (mean areas ± standard errors, in cm2) and interval of inhibition of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, the fungus cultivated by the leafcutter ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa. T: type species of Escovopsioides nivea
From: Escovopsioides as a fungal antagonist of the fungus cultivated by leafcutter ants
Isolate ID | Fungi | CGd10 | FGd10 | Int-In | F value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LESF 19 | Escovopsis sp. | 8.97 ± 0.07 | 3.43 ± 0.07 | 0–2 | 320.43 | < 0.001 |
LESF 601 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.97 ± 0.07 | 4.36 ± 0.12 | 3–5 | 127.26 | < 0.001 |
LESF 590 | Escovopsioides nivea | 9.10 ± 0.13 | 5.20 ± 0.10 | 3–5 | 103.81 | < 0.001 |
CBS 135749T | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.09 ± 0.13 | 4.37 ± 0.09 | 3–5 | 59.02 | < 0.001 |
LESF 594 | Escovopsioides nivea | 9.10 ± 0.13 | 5.46 ± 0.12 | 3–5 | 48.56 | < 0.001 |
LESF 595 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.51 ± 0.16 | 4.51 ± 0.12 | 3–5 | 44.10 | < 0.001 |
LESF 510 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.20 ± 0.12 | 4.18 ± 0.07 | 3–5 | 44.03 | < 0.001 |
LESF 591 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.95 ± 0.16 | 5.87 ± 0.18 | 5–7 | 26.71 | < 0.001 |
LESF 151 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.19 ± 0.13 | 4.24 ± 0.11 | 5–7 | 16.26 | < 0.001 |
LESF 603 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.36 ± 0.20 | 4.45 ± 0.16 | 5–7 | 14.45 | 0.001 |
LESF 592 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.36 ± 0.18 | 5.42 ± 0.17 | 5–7 | 14.26 | 0.001 |
LESF 599 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.36 ± 0.18 | 6.00 ± 0.12 | 5–7 | 13.85 | 0.001 |
LESF 596 | Escovopsioides nivea | 8.36 ± 0.20 | 6.85 ± 0.19 | 7–10 | 0.84 | 0.370 |
LESF 602 | Escovopsioides sp. | 8.20 ± 0.12 | 6.65 ± 0.15 | 7–10 | 0.35 | 0.558 |