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[edit]Leucoagaricus gongylophorus is a fungus in the family Agaricaceae which is cultivated by certain leafcutter ants.[1] Like other species of fungi cultivated by ants, L. gongylophorus produces gongylidia, nutrient-rich hyphal swellings upon which the ants feed.[2] Production of mushrooms occurs only once ants abandon the nest.[3] L. gongylophorus is farmed by leaf cutter ant species belonging to the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, amongst others. copied Leucoagaricus gongylophorus
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[edit]- ^ Aylward FO, Burnum-Johnson KE, Tringe SG, Teiling C, Tremmel DM, Moeller JA, et al. (June 2013). "Leucoagaricus gongylophorus produces diverse enzymes for the degradation of recalcitrant plant polymers in leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79 (12): 3770–8. doi:10.1128/AEM.03833-12. PMC 3675943. PMID 23584789.
- ^ De Fine Licht HH, Boomsma JJ, Tunlid A (December 2014). "Symbiotic adaptations in the fungal cultivar of leaf-cutting ants". Nature Communications. 5: 5675. Bibcode:2014NatCo...5.5675D. doi:10.1038/ncomms6675. PMID 25435021.
- ^ McCoy, Peter (2016). Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing & Working With Fungi. Chthaeus Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0986399602.
- ^ Silva, A.; Rodrigues, A.; Bacci, M.; Pagnocca, F. C.; Bueno, O. C. (2006-08-01). "Susceptibility of the ant-cultivated fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricales: Basidiomycota) towards microfungi". Mycopathologia. 162 (2): 115–119. doi:10.1007/s11046-006-0037-6. ISSN 1573-0832.
- ^ Maya-Yescas, Minerva E.; Revah, Sergio; Le Borgne, Sylvie; Valenzuela, Jorge; Palacios-González, Eduardo; Terrés-Rojas, Eduardo; Vigueras-Ramírez, Gabriel (2021-04-01). "Growth of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus Möller (Singer) and production of key enzymes in submerged and solid-state cultures with lignocellulosic substrates". Biotechnology Letters. 43 (4): 845–854. doi:10.1007/s10529-020-03057-y. ISSN 1573-6776.