[Preliminary serological study of fungus cultivated by the manioc ant Acromyrmex octospinosus Reich in Guadeloupe]. / Etude sérologique préliminaire du champignon cultivé par la fourmi-manioc acromyrmex octospinosus Reich en Guadeloupe.

The serologic study of four strains of fungus cultivated by Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich) in Guadeloupe has revealed four major antigens common to all four strains. Two additional weaker antigens were present in some but not all strains, which may indicate quantitative differences in viral particles in the hyphae of the fungi. The use of serological techniques should facilitate taxonomic study of the fungi (and possibly the virus or viruses which parasitize the fungi) cultivated by different species of Attine ants.