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Bacterial communities in termite fungus combs are comprised of consistent gut deposits and contributions from the environment
Fungus-growing termites (subfamily Macrotermitinae) mix plant forage with asexual spores of their plant-degrading fungal symbiont Termitomyces in their guts and deposit this blend in fungus comb structures, within which the plant matter is degraded. As Termitomyces grows, it produces nodules with as...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4686563/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26518432 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-015-0692-6 |