Ecological specificity of the metagenome in a set of lower termite species supports contribution of the microbiome to adaptation of the host
Abstract Background Elucidating the interplay between hosts and their microbiomes in ecological adaptation has become a central theme in evolutionary biology. A textbook example of microbiome-mediated adaptation is the adaptation of lower termites to a wood-based diet, as they depend on their gut mi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Animal Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42523-019-0014-2 |