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The Enterobacterium Trabulsiella odontotermitis Presents Novel Adaptations Related to Its Association with Fungus-Growing Termites

Fungus-growing termites rely on symbiotic microorganisms to help break down plant material and to obtain nutrients. Their fungal cultivar, Termitomyces, is the main plant degrader and food source for the termites, while gut bacteria complement Termitomyces in the degradation of foodstuffs, fixation...

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Autores principales: Sapountzis, Panagiotis, Gruntjes, Thijs, Otani, Saria, Estevez, James, da Costa, Rafael R., Plunkett, Guy, Perna, Nicole T., Poulsen, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4561680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26162887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01844-15

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