Detection of mitochondrial COII DNA sequences in ant guts as a method for assessing termite predation by ants

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F15%3A00444198" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/15:00444198 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60076658:12310/15:43888722

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0122533" target="_blank" >http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0122533</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122533" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0122533</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Detection of mitochondrial COII DNA sequences in ant guts as a method for assessing termite predation by ants

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Termites and ants contribute more to animal biomass in tropical rain forests than any other single group and perform vital ecosystem functions. Although ants prey on termites, at the community level the linkage between these groups is poorly understood.Thus, assessing the distribution and specificity of ant termitophagy is of considerable interest. We describe an approach for quantifying ant-termite food webs by sequencing termite DNA (cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, COII) from ant guts and apply thisto a soil-dwelling ant community from tropical rain forest in Gabon. We extracted DNA from 215 ants from 15 species. Of these, 17.2 % of individuals had termite DNA in their guts, with BLAST analysis confirming the identity of 34.1 % of these termites to family level or better. Although ant species varied in detection of termite DNA, ranging from 63% (5/7; Camponotus sp. 1) to 0% (0/7; Ponera sp. 1), there was no evidence (with small sample sizes) for heterogeneity in termite consumptio

Název v anglickém jazyce

Detection of mitochondrial COII DNA sequences in ant guts as a method for assessing termite predation by ants

Popis výsledku anglicky

Termites and ants contribute more to animal biomass in tropical rain forests than any other single group and perform vital ecosystem functions. Although ants prey on termites, at the community level the linkage between these groups is poorly understood.Thus, assessing the distribution and specificity of ant termitophagy is of considerable interest. We describe an approach for quantifying ant-termite food webs by sequencing termite DNA (cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, COII) from ant guts and apply thisto a soil-dwelling ant community from tropical rain forest in Gabon. We extracted DNA from 215 ants from 15 species. Of these, 17.2 % of individuals had termite DNA in their guts, with BLAST analysis confirming the identity of 34.1 % of these termites to family level or better. Although ant species varied in detection of termite DNA, ranging from 63% (5/7; Camponotus sp. 1) to 0% (0/7; Ponera sp. 1), there was no evidence (with small sample sizes) for heterogeneity in termite consumptio

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EH - Ekologie – společenstva

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

PLoS ONE

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000352478400070

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84928963677