Table 3 Ratio between activities against selected substrates in termites and T. reesei. Ratios and deviations were calculated using data from Tables 1 and 2.

Heterotermes tenuis

19 ± 3 ^c

3.1 ± 0.8 ^b,c,d

0.16 ± 0.03 ^a

Coptotermes gestroi

12 ± 3 ^b,c

3 ± 1 ^c,d

0.28 ± 0.01 ^a

Grigiotermes sp.

0.14 ± 0.05 ^a

0.28 ± 0.06 ^a,b

1.8 ± 0.4 ^a

Spinitermes nigrostomus

0.19 ± 0.03 ^a

1.1 ± 0.3 ^a,b,c

6 ± 1 ^b

Microcerotermes strunckii

2.0 ± 0.3 ^a

0.7 ± 0.2 ^a,b

0.37 ± 0.07 ^a

Orthognathotermes sp 2

0 ^a

1.2 ± 0.6 ^a,b,c

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Cornitermes silvestrii

0.35 ± 0.02 ^a

0.17 ± 0.03 ^a

0.4 ± 0.1 ^a

Syntermes dirus

6 ± 2 ^a,b

2.0 ± 0.6 ^a,b,c,d

1.3 ± 0.6 ^a

Nasutitermes jaraguae

0.23 ± 0.03 ^a

0.3 ± 0.1 ^a,b

1.2 ± 0.4 ^a

Nasutitermes bivalens

0.23 ± 0.07 ^a

0.08 ± 0.02 ^a

0.36 ± 0.02 ^a

Trichoderma reesei

1.98 ± 0.08 ^a

4.25 ± 0.08 ^d

2.14 ± 0.05 ^a