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Symbiont-derived β-1,3-glucanases in a social insect: mutualism beyond nutrition
Termites have had a long co-evolutionary history with prokaryotic and eukaryotic gut microbes. Historically, the role of these anaerobic obligate symbionts has been attributed to the nutritional welfare of the host. We provide evidence that protozoa (and/or their associated bacteria) colonizing the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4240165/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25484878 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00607 |