The functional evolution of termite gut microbiota

The functional evolution of termite gut microbiota

Abstract Background Termites primarily feed on lignocellulose or soil in association with specific gut microbes. The functioning of the termite gut microbiota is partly understood in a handful of wood-feeding pest species but remains largely unknown in other taxa. We intend to fill this gap and prov...

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Main Authors: Jigyasa Arora, Yukihiro Kinjo, Jan Šobotník, Aleš Buček, Crystal Clitheroe, Petr Stiblik, Yves Roisin, Lucia Žifčáková, Yung Chul Park, Ki Yoon Kim, David Sillam-Dussès, Vincent Hervé, Nathan Lo, Gaku Tokuda, Andreas Brune, Thomas Bourguignon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Isoptera
Endosymbionts
Metagenomics
Vertical inheritance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01258-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01258-3

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