2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Signal transduction in dosease resistant behaviors in Coptotermes foumosanus
| Project/Area Number |
24880019
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied entomology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
YANAGAWA Aya 京都大学, 生存圏研究所, 助教 (70628700)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 昆虫病理 |
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| Research Abstract |
The GC/MS analysis had been conducted to identify the odor signals from entopmopathogenic fungi, and the 4 main chemicals were identified. With these chemicals, we revealed that termites could be super sensitive to general chemical signals in the environment. One of the chemicals induced aversion in termites. Also in the interaction among nestmates and pathogen related odor, it was indicated that pathogenic odor is a stronger key signal than nastemate odor. It means, safety is very important for them.
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