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<journal-id>0187-3180</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de micología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Mic]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-3180</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Micología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-31802017000200003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[In vitro isolation and identification of Leucoagaricus gongylophorus from Atta mexicana (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) fungal garden]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aislamiento in vitro e identificación de Leucoagaricus gongylophorus de un jardín de hongos de Atta mexicana (Hymenoptera:Formicidae)]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[César]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zavala Izquierdo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Inés]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Couttolenc]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alan]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Landa-Cadena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gandhi]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valenzuela]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Trigos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Laboratorio de Alta Tecnología de Xalapa ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Xalapa Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Ecología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Xalapa Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>46</volume>
<fpage>3</fpage>
<lpage>8</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-31802017000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-31802017000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-31802017000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background:  The leaf-cutter ant species (Atta and Acromirmex) have a mutualistic relationship with the basidiomycete fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus (Agaricaceae). This relationship is crucial to the life cycles of both organisms.  Objectives:  Due to the lack of reports about isolation of the fungus cultivated by the ant Atta mexicana (Formicidae), the objectives of this work were in vitro isolation and identification of L. gongylophorus from the fungal garden of A. mexicana.  Methods:  The identification of the fungi was carried out by observation of macroscopic and microscopic characteristics, as well as molecular and phylogenetic analysis based on ITS region of rDNA genes&#8217; cluster.  Results and conclusions:  The phylogenetic analysis demonstrated 99% identity with the ITS sequences of L. gongylophorus presented in GenBank that were reported for other fungal isolates from Attini tribe nests developed by genera Atta and Acromyrmex. For this reason, this work is the first report of in vitro isolation and identification of L. gongylophorus from the nest of Atta mexicana.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Antecedentes:  Las especies de hormigas cortadoras de hojas (Atta y Acromirmex) presentan una relación mutualista con el hongo basidiomycete Leucoagaricus gongylophorus. Esta relación es crucial para los ciclos de vida tanto de las hormigas como para el hongo.  Objetivos:  Debido a que no existen reportes sobre el aislamiento in vitro del hongo cultivado por la hormiga Atta mexicana, este trabajo tuvo como objetivo el aislamiento in vitro e identificación de L. gongylophorus a partir del jardín de hongo de la hormiga A. mexicana.  Métodos:  La identificación del hongo cultivado por la hormiga se llevó a cabo mediante la observación de las características macro y microscópicas, así como un análisis molecular y filogenético usando la región ITS del ADNr.  Resultados y conclusión:  El ADN aislado presentó un 99% de identidad con lo reportado para L. gongylophorus y es comparable con otros aislamientos fúngicos de los nidos de otras especies de la tribu Attini como Atta y Acromyrmex. Debido a ello, este trabajo es el primer reporte del aislamiento in vitro e identificación de L. gongylophorus a partir de nidos de A. mexicana.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[In vitro cultivation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fungal symbiont]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Gongylidias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cultivo in vitro]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Simbionte fúngico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Gongilidias]]></kwd>
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