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    • Isolation of Fungi and Bacteria Associated with the Guts of Tropical Wood-Feeding Coleoptera and Determination of Their Lignocellulolytic Activities 

      Rojas Jiménez, Keilor Osvaldo; Hernández Alfaro, Myriam (2015-08)
      The guts of beetle larvae constitute a complex system where relationships among fungi, bacteria, and the insect host occur. In this study, we collected larvae of five families of wood-feeding Coleoptera in tropical forests ...

    • Richness of cultivable endophytic fungi along an altitudinal gradient in wet forests of Costa Rica 

      Rojas Jiménez, Keilor Osvaldo; Hernández Alfaro, Myriam; Blanco Salas, Jorge; Vargas, Luis Diego; Acosta Vargas, Luis Guillermo; Tamayo Castillo, Giselle (2016-04)
      We collected various plant species along an altitudinal gradient ranging from 400 to 2900 m in tropical wet forests of Costa Rica, isolated the associated endophytic fungi, and performed bioinformatic analyses to determine ...

    • Uncovering the Cultivable Microbial Diversity of Costa Rican Beetles and Its Ability to Break Down Plant Cell Wall Components 

      Vargas Asensio, Juan Gabriel; Pinto Tomás, Adrián A.; Rivera Vargas, Beatriz; Hernández Alfaro, Myriam; Hernández Herrero, Carlos; Soto Montero, Silvia; Murillo Cruz, Catalina; Sherman, David H.; Tamayo Castillo, Giselle (2014)
      Coleopterans are the most diverse insect order described to date. These organisms have acquired an array of survival mechanisms through their evolution, including highly efficient digestive systems. Therefore, the coleopteran ...

    • Unusual Microbial Xylanases from Insect Guts 

      Brennan, YaLi; Callen, Walter N.; Christoffersen, Leif; Dupree, Paul; Goubet, Florence; Healey, Shaun; Hernández Alfaro, Myriam; Keller, Martin; Li, Ke; Palackal, Nisha; Sittenfeld Appel, Ana; Tamayo Castillo, Giselle; Wells, Steve; Hazlewood, Geoffrey P.; Mathur, Eric J.; Short, Jay M.; Robertson, Dan E.; Steer, Brian A. (2004-06-07)
      Recombinant DNA technologies enable the direct isolation and expression of novel genes from biotopes containing complex consortia of uncultured microorganisms. In this study, genomic libraries were constructed from microbial ...